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Decorative handle for composing frame

Decorative metal handle for composing frame.

 

Accession Number: hh.4748.21.88

 

The composing frame is a stand for holding cases of type when in use. Used at Holmes McDougall. Holmes McDougall were educational publishers based in Leith Walk, Edinburgh.

 

Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org

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Uploaded on December 21, 2009
Taken on October 9, 2009