Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Pattern letter

Intertype Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Intertype Ltd. pantograph matrix 'B'. Matrix refers to the mould in which letters are cast, this object what mid C20 textbooks term a ‘pattern letter’. This pattern was then placed in a punch cutting machine (incorporating a pantograph) used to cut the punch from which the matrices were punched in a matrix punching machine.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

42.229/1

Creation/Production

Role: Manufacturer
Period: 1938 (circa)

Acquisition

donation, 8/8/1942

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Material

Metal
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