D33_001857 Embossing Machine

Item Reference: 001857
Category: Stationery
Format: Artefact
Description: Metal hand-operated embossing machine, used by Lewisham public libraries. Features wooden handle and cast iron body, which has previously been painted, though enamel is now peeling. Decorative floral pattern.
Date: c.1940s/50s
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Hand-operated embossing machine, black with gilded leaf decoration
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Hand-operated embossing machine, black with gilded leaf decoration
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Hand-operated embossing machine, black with gilded leaf decoration
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Hand-operated embossing machine, black with gilded leaf decoration
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Demonstration of the embossed label the library embosser creates, reading 'Lewisham Public Libraries' with space for information as well as 'account number', 'class', and 'date'
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