Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.103a
Solid wood block stained dark blue almost black. The board is mostly rectangular with an additional rectangle measuring 4.2cm wide by 9.4cm long in the upper left corner. There are 2 raised or relief words that stretch across the whole board. Both of the words are written backwards. Starting in the bottom right corner is "HELL" which angles diagonally up and left and ends 22.5cm from the top right corner. Beginning under the second "L" is the word "DRIVERS" which curves up into the additional top left rectangle with letters that slightly increase in size. The inside of each letter has linear grooves, and surrounding each letter are circular chisel marks Sides: there is residual stain near the front part of the block. Back: some yellow present on the back, otherwise plain wood.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 51.2 cm;
Width: 21.4 cm;
Height: 2 cm;
Notes: The height is the thickness of the block, the width measures the widest point across the block, and length measures the longest stretch across the block from side to side.
Notes: The height is the thickness of the block, the width measures the widest point across the block, and length measures the longest stretch across the block from side to side.
Gift of the Derksen Family