Shaw Pen Ruling Machine

Description

Inspired by traditional looms, the Shaw Pen Ruling Machine produced three-colour line rulings on paper. Pens were set across a bar at the front of the machine and ink cloths were placed just above the pens. Often, a woman was employed to feed the paper while a man operated the machine, and the sheets moved over the long lines to the delivery box.

Object Name(s): ruling machines

Object Category: FINISHING AND BOOKBINDING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Creator: John Shaw & Sons (Honley) Ltd. Honley Huddersfield

Production date: 1957

Linear Dimensions Depth: 370

Materials: wood
Material Part: body

Provenance Summary: Donated by Harvey & Co. Ltd., Waterford, between 1993-1995.

Credit Line: National Print Museum, Dublin

On view: x