rare stencil cutting machine
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Antique-Cast-Iron-Brass-Stencil-Cutting-Printing-Machine-IDEAL-No1-USA-/141111522196?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20dae6f394
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I’ve got a similar one, just not near as nice. Fun to play with. Some of the cutting dies on mine are worn so have to finish hand-cutting the E and A with an Exacto knife.
I cut the stencils into oiled tympan paper or Mylar.
thinking, is this literally “letter-press”???
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