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 PARTITIONED INTO SLOTS FOR CONTAINING ZINC PRINTING BLOCKS (TYPE). INCLUDES NUMEROUS SETS OF UPPER AND LOWER CASE LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND PUNCTUATION MARKS. ALSO INCLUDES FLAT RECTANGULAR AND SQUARE PIECES (SPACERS?). FRONT FACE OF DRAWER HAS RAISED RIDGE AND ROUND STICKER WITH "R 10". HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON INSIDE OF DRAWER IS "48 PT. CHEIT BOLD EXT.". WOOD IS SOILED AND 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

P19960075063

Acquisition Date

1993-02

Collection

Museum

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