Paper mallet mfg

The Internet, UK Mystery writers and UK Magazines I read help a lot to better understand these little language quirts :)

Searching archive.org has turned up a few references to paper mallets but not to who made them. The Smithsonian site looks like it might be useful when/if they get the contents available online as they seem to have many catalogues but only a synopsis of the content

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Not surprised. Some catalogs are really good about telling you who made the item but a lot of them are not...

I wouldn't hold your breath on the Smithsonian... always funding woes there.

Sometimes you can find bits and pieces at:

Here (if the link works) is an example of a good hit but not exactly what you're looking for:

I'll keep this matter in mind. I poke around looking for odds & ends pretty often. If I come across anything of interest I'll pass it on :)

I'll have a poke around on the google site, thanks. The link you posted works fine and is an example of the only things I have found so far, the suggestion in a few books to use a paper mallet. I haven't found anything yet regarding someone selling or making them.

Link to the "Mallet" listing in an old "Thomas' Register of American Manufacturers and First Hands in all Lines : The Buyers' Guide

1905-1906":

Might be another source if you could locate some more of these Registers in a more recent year...

They are still around nowadays:

Interesting link and no mention of paper mallets but 3 mentions of printers mallets. I did wonder if a soft faced mallet such as paper could be used to set white metal type, I'll try that angle and see what I find.