Do you know what this is?

[John Nixon]

Spied this today at the premises of Blenheim Print, New Zealand.
This is the site of the former commercial printing division of the Marlborough Express.

Cheers to all

John

[Dave Hughes]

Thanks for the post John.

Do you know the answer and are just testing us, or are you in the dark as well?

[Mechanic]

I Googled J. T. M. Series Printing.

The closest I got was; John T. Marshall JTM series hot foil press

None of the photos looked like the one posted by John.

That's my ten cents, for what it's worth.

[John Nixon]

Yep I do know what it is.

Clue: It would have a handle in the hole, and you see the complete device.

It really is a binding machine rather than a printing device.

John

[Dave Hughes]

Something for "Squaring up" sections of a book, etc. before guillotining or stitching?

[John Nixon]

Dave: Nearly there.

Clue Number 2:

Is very busy once a year, you will have had the end product (and may well still have), somewhere in your house.

Cheers

John

[Terry]

I reckon it's something that creases a piece of light steel plate to a Calendar.

[John Nixon]

Spot on Terry - It is used for the purpose of closing the old style calendar rail.

This was outside a premise that has just scrapped a large Letterpress pre-press area, you would not want to see what they did with the 2 lovely Linotypes.

A colleague has purchased 2 Rosewood cabinets each complete with trays and type.

Pictures later.

Cheers

John