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Victorian Iron Typesetting Table Kitchen Island
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Victorian Iron Typesetting Table Kitchen Island

19th century
Description

A large Victorian typesetting table, with a thick polished Iron top and deep worn drawer to one end, making a perfect stand out kitchen island.

H:99cm L:163cm W:96cm

'19th-century letterpress printing, typesetting tables were dedicated workstations used by craftspeople to assemble individual pieces of cast-metal type. They served as the physical layout hubs where characters, spacers, and illustrations were locked into frames to prepare complete pages for the printing press'

Physical Dimensions
Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
163cm (64.17")
Depth
96cm (37.80")
Declaration

Hunt Gather Antiques has dated this Victorian Typesetting Workbench Table to the 19th Century.

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SA1224324
Description
A large Victorian typesetting table, with a thick polished Iron top and deep worn drawer to one end, making a perfect stand out kitchen island.

H:99cm L:163cm W:96cm

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'19th-century letterpress printing, typesetting tables were dedicated workstations used by craftspeople to assemble individual pieces of cast-metal type.
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They served as the physical layout hubs where characters, spacers, and illustrations were locked into frames to prepare complete pages for the printing press'

Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
163cm (64.17")
Depth
96cm (37.80")
Date of Manufacture

Hunt Gather Antiques has dated this Victorian Typesetting Workbench Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1224324
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A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs.
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Archive I A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs.

Victorian Iron Typesetting Table Kitchen Island

Archive II A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs. View II
Archive III A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs. View III
Archive IV A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs. View IV
Archive V A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs. View V
Archive VI A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs. View VI
Archive VII A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs. View VII
Archive VIII A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs. View VIII
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Telephone 07525 794887
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Unit 7c
Riverside Trading Estate
Fiddlers Ferry
Penketh
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 2UL
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs.
Victorian iron typesetting table kitchen island
Ref: SA1224324
A heavy Victorian dark wood industrial typesetting table featuring a flat metal surface, deep storage drawers, and robust square legs.
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A typesetting table, also known as an imposing stone or bench, was used in 19th-century printing houses to hold heavy metal type trays and iron frames during the composition of printed materials.

Victorian industrial tables were built using dense hardwoods such as oak or pitch pine paired with heavy cast iron, steel, or stone surfaces designed to withstand continuous commercial use.

Authentic period workbenches feature heavy joinery such as mortise and tenon joints, signs of industrial wear, original iron hardware, and unrefined undersides showing historical hand-tool marks.

These tables function as freestanding kitchen islands, food preparation stations, or central display tables in open-plan living spaces, blending historical utility with contemporary layout requirements.

Clean the wood with a mild detergent and apply paste wax to protect the timber finish. Metal surfaces should be wiped clear of moisture and treated with light mineral oil to prevent oxidation.
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