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type slug / 1916 Proclamation

Type slug from the font used in the printing of the 1916 Proclamation. A mixture of upper and lower case wooden and metal type. Found in the Joseph McGarrity papers in an envelope endorsed 'Keepsake from Mellows 1917'. This refers to Liam Mellows.

 

printer component / 1916 Proclamation

1916 Proclamation. The brass "shooter" which was used to lock the Proclamation on the printing machine in Liberty Hall, 1916. The name 'Brady', Christopher Brady, one of the printers, scratched into the metal.

 

printing type / Proclamation, 1916

Three pieces of printing type, comprising capital F and two lower case letters e. Type from the font used in the printing of the 1916 Proclamation. Found among the papers of William O'Brien.