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  • Planer for lead type tail
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    • Function / Purpose:
      In early days, Fenghang Type Foundry Company used hand powered type casting machine to cast types which did not have the functions of cooling and cutting type tails. The planer was aimed to trim the excessive parts of types until the invention of automatic casting machine.
    • Characteristics:
      This planer for lead type tail was donated by Fenghang Type Foundry. Fenghang Type Foundry used the conventional hand-cranked type-casting machine to make various size lead types. After casting, the worker would line up the types and then remove their zigzag tails with a scraper. The sides of the types would be finely scraped by the planer to become complete and neat.
    • Dimensions:
      L:71.00 cm X W:42.00 cm X H:37.00 cm
    • Classification:
      Movable type printing
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