Printing stock, with arched roller, containing ribbed wheel

Key details

Object number: 3.8547
Date: 1770 to 1799
On display: Yes

Description

A printing stock with arched roller containing ribbed wheel. Used in Wilsons Printing office for the printing of the first Kilmarnock edition of Burns' poems. Parcel label attached describing provenance, written in 1932.

Object information

Material

Metal
Wood

Measurements

Depth: 3.8(cm)
Height: 50(cm)
Width: 5.8(cm)

Themes

Print Culture