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Galley Tray - Typesetting, Early 20th Century
Reg. No: HT 14589
- Summary:
- A Galley tray is a flat tray on which the compositor makes up the type into pages. It has sides that are lower than the height of the type and is open at one end.
- Description:
- Rectangular metal tray with wood on three sides.
- Acquisition Information:
- Unknown from Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 2.00 cm (Height), 48.00 cm (Width), 33.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | printing |
| Themes this item is part of: | How the Fawkner Press Worked, John Pascoe Fawkner, Businessman & Melbourne Pioneer (1792-1869), Letterpress Printing, Information & Communication Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | COMMUNICATIONS |
| Secondary Classification: | Printing |
| Tertiary Classification: | printing equipment |
| User (Probable): | Victorian Government Printing Office, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1900-1950 |
| References: |
http://sharlot.org/events/livinghistory/printing.html accessed 9 October 2008 |
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