Shell band die

Object/Artifact

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Shell band die

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.44

Description

Band die with 5 different sea shells engraved along its length. This die has two small marks engraved on the negative space: "Merit graving co." and a vise with "I.M.E.U" on the base.

Collection

Historic

Made/Created

Date made

1852 - 1971

Place

City

Cambridge

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Die, Binder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Bookbinding Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Printing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

brass die

Material

Brass

Web Links and URLs

Brief history of Riverside Press