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Offline rustyric

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Little Hand Operated Guillotine By Marples And Sons Sheffield
« on: April 11, 2017, 03:48:51 PM »
Picked this little beauty up at the local car boot sale this weekend. I know it a guillotine, but what is it designed to cut up ? I think it may have been used for chopping up lead prior melting for use in the printing industry many years ago.

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Re: Little Hand Operated Guillotine By Marples And Sons Sheffield
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2017, 06:46:05 PM »
sure its for cutting?

blades seem a bit dull

might be a squeezer instead

either way it's really cool!
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Offline rustyric

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Re: Little Hand Operated Guillotine By Marples And Sons Sheffield
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2017, 09:03:24 AM »
Definately not a squeezer - the blades are offset like a proper guillotine
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Offline bill300d

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Re: Little Hand Operated Guillotine By Marples And Sons Sheffield
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2017, 09:54:19 AM »
Tile cutter as per the 1928 catalog.
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Little Hand Operated Guillotine By Marples And Sons Sheffield
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2017, 11:30:32 AM »
I'm afraid, if I used it, the tiles would be reduced to a little pile of clay chips.  Nifty find.
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Offline kwoswalt99

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Re: Little Hand Operated Guillotine By Marples And Sons Sheffield
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2017, 11:34:20 AM »
I'd like to see a video of it in action!
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Offline Northwoods

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Re: Little Hand Operated Guillotine By Marples And Sons Sheffield
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2017, 12:33:06 PM »
Likely good for nipping, making corners and such.
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Offline turnnut

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Re: Little Hand Operated Guillotine By Marples And Sons Sheffield
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2017, 01:17:19 PM »
  now he has to find that wrench that is in the ad.
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Offline rustyric

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Re: Little Hand Operated Guillotine By Marples And Sons Sheffield
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2017, 02:29:10 PM »
Fantastic - A tile cutter I would have never guessed that. Only this mystery unbranded plane to get now !
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