Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1920

Date Range To

1930

Materials

WOOD, ZINC

No. Pieces

1+

Height

3.3

Length

81.8

Width

42.2

Description

OAK CASE (DRAWER) WITH INTERIOR DIVIDED INTO THREE. EACH AREA PARTITIONED INTO SLOTS FOR CONTAINING PRINTING BLOCKS AND TYPE. THESE PARTITIONS ARE NAILED INTO PLACE, AND MANY ARE SPLITTING AND BROKEN. FRONT FACE OF DRAWER HAS RAISED RIDGE TO FACILITATE OPENING, AND A TORN PAPER LABEL WITH "2". WOOD IS CONSIDERABLY CRACKED AND DRY THROUGHOUT, ESPECIALLY ON BOTTOM WHICH IS WARPED AND SPLITTING. CONTENTS OF DRAWER INCLUDE NUMEROUS LOWER AND UPPER-CASE ZINC TYPE BLOCKS AND PUNCTUATION, AS WELL AS SEVERAL FLAT BLANK SPACERS. PAPER LINING IN DRAWER WORN AND MOSTLY MISSING.

Subjects

PRINTING T&E

Historical Association

TRADES

History

NOTE: CONTENTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED DUE TO POOR CONDITION OF CASE. LOCATED WITH OTHER RELATED PIECES IN THE WET LAB AREA OF THE MUSEUM, AND CURATOR CECILE MCCLEARY INDICATES THAT THEY BELONG WITH THE COLLECTION P19930010001-GA, WHICH WAS A PURCHASE (BOS GRAPHICS). ALL RELATED PIECES ARE CATALOGUED AS P19960075001-GA THROUGH TO P199600750074-GA. RANGE AND VALUE ARE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, AS THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION.

Catalogue Number

P19960075061

Acquisition Date

1993-02

Collection

Museum

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