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  • Manually lead type cutter
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    • Function / Purpose:
      Edge trimmer: used to modify lead types during the printing process; capable of trimming the sides and hypotenuse of lead types, mostly for 45 degrees; also known as a traverse cutter.
    • Characteristics:
      The function of this trimmer is to cut some lead types in order to piece up a new character from different parts of other characters. This situation generally happens when a rare character is needed during composition (typesetting) and because either there is deficient time to purchase such a lead type or it cannot be found in the foundries. Certainly, the character made in this way is not as beautiful as the ones made of normal casting.
    • Dimensions:
      L:37.00 cm X W:26.00 cm X H:27.00 cm
    • Classification:
      Movable type printing
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