Scarce and Excellent Looking Antique STAR Printer's Make-Up Rule quilting clamo and especially this very excellent

and especially this very excellent face with pointy ears

The lip is a bit irregular due to the roughness of the clay

though easy to add a hook to the back and hang on the wall

detail photos shot with magnification

) are a nice complement to the other two

Scarce and Excellent Looking Antique STAR Printer's Make-Up Rule quilting clamo and especially this very excellentI spotted this in a case at an antiques shop in central MA and jumped on it just for the sight of it, but have since come to learn it is a rather iconic little tool in the type laying world: a Star printer's make up rule (or composing rule) used in letterpress printing for measuring and justifying lines of type. Not in the least my expertise, but in the realm of printing history these seem to hold a special place; I read one wonderful story of a print