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Re: Paper size survey
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J Martin Rushton |
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Re: Paper size survey |
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Thu, 23 Apr 2015 22:27:38 +0100 |
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Erm, the French like adopting and boasting about cutting devices. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Gibbet for an earlier example.
There is a discussion at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine#Precursors about earlier
designs. ;-)
On 23/04/15 21:54, Calixte Faure wrote:
> We call it massicot in French, I just found out it comes from its
> inventor Guillaume Massiquot: seems that French people like
> creating cutting machines! :D
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> 2015-04-23 14:42 GMT+02:00 Kieren MacMillan
> <address@hidden>:
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>> Hi Karl,
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>>> a good paper cutter (what's the right word?)
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>> Guillotine. =) Yes, I’m serious.
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>> Cheers, Kieren. ________________________________
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>> Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣
>> email: address@hidden
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