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Sale 374: Rare Books & Manuscripts (#374) 02/21/2008 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 02/21/2008 1:00 PM PST

Lot #60 Cast Iron Copy Press

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$625

Estimate: $700 - $1,000

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Description

Heading:

(Copy Press)

Title:

Cast Iron Copy Press

Author:

**

Place Published:

No Place

Date Published:

19th century

Description:

Cast iron press with gold painted ornamental dolphins. Approx. 15½" high (fully extended) x 18" wide x12" deep.

A very decorative example of a copy press, often referred to as a book press, which were used to press freshly written letters onto porous paper to create a duplicate. The xerox machines of the 19th century.

Condition:

Some wear; very good.

Item#:

188725

Headline:

19th Century Cast Iron Copy Press
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