Guillotine
Burrell and Hardman Limited
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Rubber, Wood
Measurements
115 x 305 x 385 mm
Place of origin
Liverpool
Collection
59 Rodney Street, Merseyside
NT 965612
Summary
A small square shaped wooden guillotine with spring loaded metal cutting blade with wooden handle. A six inch ruler to top of guillotine. The whole mounted onto a larger unpainted wooden backing with two small hanging hooks at top and a rectangular wooden batten (parallel to the guillotine) with two large metal right angled brackets, each with two screws. Pencil inscription to underside of backing.
Marks and inscriptions
STUDIO WALLS AND BACK STAIRCASE BURRELL HARDMAN. Dove jies---
Makers and roles
Burrell and Hardman Limited, manufacturer