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Cotgreave Indicator
Unknown, 1890, Reproduction
Cotgreave Indicator
Cotgreave Indicator
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Item no
34744
Title
Cotgreave Indicator as used in the Lending Library
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1890
Size
19.4 x 24.9 cm
Type
Reproduction
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This is a photograph of a drawing created in 1890. The Cotgreave Indicator was once a dominant feature of the lending library and was composed of a board with metal strips, painted blue on one side and red on the other, to represent each book and whether it was on loan. If it was blue it was available, if it was red it was out on loan.
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Edinburgh Libraries - 125 years
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