Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1920

Date Range To

1930

Materials

WOOD

No. Pieces

1

Height

5

Length

81.8

Width

42.2

Description

OAK TYPE CASE (DRAWER) WITH INTERIOR PARTITIONED INTO THREE SECTIONS FOR CONTAINING PRINTING BLOCKS (TYPE). INCLUDES MAINLY ONE SIZE OF UPPER CASE LETTERS (AVERAGE 2.3 X 8.2 X 3.2CM), WITH FOUR LARGE "O"S (2.3 X 16.4 X 2.8CM) AND ONE DOLLAR SIGN OF THE SAME SIZE. "E" AND "T" IN SMALLER SIZE ALSO INCLUDED. FRONT FACE OF DRAWER HAS RAISED UPPER RIDGE AND STICKER WITH "L 14". PAPER LINING WORN, AND SURFACE OF WOOD BADLY SOILED AND MARRED.

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

P19960075064

Acquisition Date

1993-02

Collection

Museum

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