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) CONTAINING WOODEN PRINTING BLOCKS (TYPE) OF TWO DIFFERENT SIZES (AVERAGE 2.3 X 16.2 X 6CM AND 2.3 X 8.3 X 3CM ). ALL NUMBERS AND UPPER CASE LETTERS, WITH A FEW PUNCTUATION MARKS. LONG BLOCK OF WOOD ALONG BACK OF DRAWER TO HOLD BLOCKS IN PLACE. STEEL PULL ON FRONT FACE OF DRAWER MARKED "HAMILTON". RECESSED GROOVE FOR LABEL (MISSING). SOILED AND MARRED SLIGHTLY THROUGHOUT.

Subjects

PRINTING T&E

Historical Association

TRADES

History

MATCHES THOSE IN CABINET. 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

P19960075067

Acquisition Date

1993-02

Collection

Museum

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