Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1920

Date Range To

1930

Materials

WOOD

No. Pieces

1

Height

3.2

Length

55.3

Width

42.4

Description

UNFINISHED OAK TYPE CASE (DRAWER) DIVIDED DOWN CENTRE AND PARTITIONED INTO SLOTS 25CM (L) X 6.5CM OR 3.5CM (W). CONTAINS PRINTING BLOCKS (TYPE) OF TWO DIFFERENT SIZES: 2.3CM (H) X 6.2CM (L) X 1.8CM (W); AND 2.3CM (H) X 3.3CM (L) X 1CM (W). CONTAINS UPPER CASE CAPITAL LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND OTHER SYMBOLS IN BOTH SIZES. FRONT FACE OF DRAWER HAS LABEL READING "SIZE OF TYPE" AND STICKER WITH "R 14". SURFACE OF WOOD MARRED THROUGHOUT.

Subjects

PRINTING T&E

Historical Association

TRADES

History

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

P19960075070

Acquisition Date

1993-02

Collection

Museum

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