Quote Originally Posted by Uncadoo View Post
I love how elegant things were made to look "back in the day"!. Did it have to be ornate? No, but the fact that it is makes me personally happy.
It's probably a playing card press. If you enjoy ornate you'll really like Clickspring's build of one...

https://hackaday.com/2019/09/30/the-...a-work-of-art/