Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.112a
Solid wood rectangular text block. Front: stained red--orange. The entire block has been chiseled down, leaving to relief handwritten words "Special Attraction". There are linear grooves inside the letters. "Special" is centered in the top half of the block, with "Attraction" below and to the left, starting under the "P". The stain on the relieef letters is a concentrated orange colour, with the area immediately surrounding the letters closer to brown and dissipating towards the edges. The board has been chiseled with a circular headed tool. Sides/Back: plain wood with no stain
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 40.7 cm;
Width: 14.7 cm;
Height: 2.3 cm;
Notes: Height refers to the thickness of the block, width measures from the top to the bottom, and the length measures the distance across the block from side to side.
Notes: Height refers to the thickness of the block, width measures from the top to the bottom, and the length measures the distance across the block from side to side.
Gift of the Derksen Family