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Wood base with drawer containing number and letter dies for printing.
loaded with price tag stock.
rotary handle actuates printing of tags.
Artifact label reads:
Monarch Pathfinder Label Printer
Monarch Marketing Systems Co., Dayton, OH
Circa 1940s
This small printing press is the predecessor of modern label printers. Labels were inserted into the machine and the crank would press the printing dies into the labels to create uniform labels.