Hellbox

Description

A receptacle into which broken or discarded type is thrown to be melted back down into molten form. The apprentice, or "printer's devil" would often be in charge of sorting the type in the hell box. This particular hell box is rectangular in shape and contains discarded type.

Object Name(s): hellboxes

Object Category: TYPE COMPOSITION MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Linear Dimensions Depth: 54

Materials: metal
Material Part: body

Credit Line: National Print Museum, Dublin