Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Block, Printing |
Catalog Number |
1996.1.103 |
Date |
ca. 1920 |
Material(s) |
Wood/Copper/Zinc |
Dimensions |
H-3.25 W-6.75 D-1 inches |
Description |
This is a printer's "zinc" or engraving of a monogrammed stationary layout. The monogram is blank and it is pinned to a wooden block, |
Notes |
Printing blocks could be produced locally or by commercial engraving firms who specialized in the process. Many printing shops had the equipment to produce their own. |
Collection |
Waveland State Historic Site Collection |
Subjects |
Printing Printing blocks Printing industry Printing plates Type setting Typesetting Monograms Stationery Stationery shops Stationery trade |
Search Terms |
Publishing Printing Printers |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |