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printing quoin

printing quoin

An expanding device that locks type and spacing material inside a printing chase.

All languages

English
printing quoin
Norwegian
sluttesteg
Japanese
活版用締め具 — かっぱんようしめぐ — kappan-yō shimegu
Korean
활판 고정 쐐기 — hwalpan gojeong sswaegi
Spanish
cuña tipográfica
French
coin de serrage typographique
German
Schließzeug

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