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H.b. Rouse Letterpress Lead & Slug Clipper Cutter Letterpress Starter Kit Item

US $26.00

Waterford, Pennsylvania, United States
Jan 30th

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Offered: H.B. Rouse Slug Clipper, great item for novice /hobby letterpress printer as well as professional. The H.B. Rouse name is synonymous with the very best in printers equipment and tools. This clipper has been completely gone through oiled where needed and blade has been sharpened. This clipper operates /works smoothly and will supply the user years of service. The bed on this clipper has a graduations showing picas and half pica. There are numerical picas on bed starting at 30 and even number markings down through 4. The gauge has a button that when depressed allows user to remove gauge if you desire to cut a longer slug by eye or change to desired slug length on bed. The shorter lines on the bed denote half pica (6 point) graduations. The longer lines denote full pica graduations. The gauge has solid locking feature that matches the gear like teeth in the shelf. When you cut with the gauge properly engaged the length of the slug is exactly the same every time. H.B. rouse made three versions of this clipper/cutter. The one offered is the top of the line. For comparison I have included all three Rouse versions of this clipper: #1 Complete with gauge. Same item as offered this auction. #2 With 1 1/2 inch shelf, no gauge. #3 With 30 pica graduated shelf, no gauge. The following was lifted from a sales catalog selling this same clipper: "Quickly pays for itself by eliminating expensive time lost by compositors in walking to slug cutter or saw. Priced so low that it pays to have one on each frame or make-up bank." The same catalog also shows the selling price in 1958 was $9.90. With adjustment for inflation of the dollar the price listed is a real bargain. Sadly H.B. Rouse no longer makes letterpress equipment for the trade. This item will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail which includes insurance coverage for full value as well as USPS Tracking. USPS Priority mail delivers in 2-3 day to most locations in the USA. All purchases ship within one business day of receiving your cleared funds. For Overseas Shipping Rates Please contact for quote. Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions in regards to this offering.

Condition	Seller refurbished : An item that has been restored to working order by the eBay seller or a third party not approved by the manufacturer. This means the item has been inspected, cleaned, and repaired to full working order and is in excellent condition. This item may or may not be in original packaging. See the seller’s listing for full details.
Seller Notes	“Excellent like new condition completely tip top shape & blade sharpened.”