Title
Chinese character set for a tabletop printing press
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Unknown Type: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2007-53617
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Law Ah Teck
This is a Chinese character set that was used with a lever-operated printing press to print business documents such as envelopes, letterheads and invitation cards. An alternative to commercial printers, the press was used widely in Singapore in the mid 20th century.
