Description

Solid rectangular wood printing block. Front: stained orange. The block consists of a chiseled recessions in the shape of a lightning bolt along the top edge and the bottom edge as a diagonally upwards and left sloping line. The chiseled section's right edge measures 17.5cm long and is flush with the blocks right edge. The indented section begins 0.5cm from the bottom at the right corner and the top right corner is 4.0cm from the top edge. The left edge of the indent is 8.1cm long, top left corner is 1.9cm from the top edge and bottom left corner is 12.3cm from the bottom edge. The bottom left corner has 1.0cm by 3.5cm section with a single groove in the middle, the left corner of this piece is curved. The rest of the indentation has been chiseled with the circular chiselhead and fades in colour density. Back: The back of this block has been completely covered in paper.

Materials

Wood (basswood or pine)

Measurements

22.5 cm L x 40.4 cm W x 2.3 cm H

Marks/Labels

English Edge of wood block ;On the top edge of the block is "Hamilton Two Rivers, WIS" stamped into the wood

Category

Printing T&E