Antique Letterpress Printers Block Museum

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Copper Face Printers Blocks

This gallery features antique copper face printers blocks. Featuring cuts from some of the early American Foundries. It will be noted if a specific item has a foundry identification mark.

We have provided approximate measurements in both "pica" and "inches". Below is a brief "Letterpress Measurement" conversion.

1 inch = 6 pica = 6 lines
1 pica / line = 12 points
72 points = 1 inch

269 files, last one added on Jul 27, 2008

Zinc Face Printers Blocks

This gallery features antique zinc face printers blocks. Featuring cuts from some of the early American Foundries. It will be noted if a specific item has a foundry identification mark.

We have provided approximate measurements in both "pica" and "inches". Below is a brief "Letterpress Measurement" conversion.

1 inch = 6 pica = 6 lines
1 pica / line = 12 points
72 points = 1 inch

61 files, last one added on Feb 07, 2008

Wood Type Printers Blocks

This gallery features antique wood type printers blocks. Featuring hand-carved and other early wood-cuts. It will be noted if a specific item has a foundry identification mark.

We have provided approximate measurements in both "pica" and "inches".

94 files, last one added on Mar 10, 2007

Foundry Cast Printers Blocks

This gallery features antique foundry cast letterpress printers blocks. It will be noted if a specific item has a foundry identification mark, pin mark photographs can be found in the Foundry - Pin Mark Library category.

We have provided approximate measurements in both "pica" and "inches". We would welcome any additional information.

168 files, last one added on May 04, 2008

Holiday Theme Printers Blocks

This gallery features antique Holiday Theme letterpress printers blocks. Featuring cuts from some of the early American Foundries. It will be noted if a specific item has a foundry identification mark.

We have provided approximate measurements in both "pica" and "inches". Below is a brief "Letterpress Measurement" conversion.

1 inch = 6 pica = 6 lines
1 pica / line = 12 points
72 points = 1 inch

83 files, last one added on Aug 09, 2008

Billhead - Office Printers Blocks

We have provided this gallery to display examples of various office style blocks that were used to print billhead, receipts, checks or other business documents. Included are early wood-cuts as well as copper face electrotypes. It will be noted if a specific item has a foundry identification mark.

We have provided approximate measurements in both "pica" and "inches". We would welcome any additional information.

67 files, last one added on Feb 07, 2008

Edged Weapon Printers Blocks

All of the antique edged weapon cuts are from defunct printing shops and used to print catalogs, period publications, and brochures. The catalogs were printed in the German language. We have also listed the “original catalog number”. This number is on each block and would have been printed in the catalog, above the sword handle.

22 files, last one added on Feb 11, 2007

Foundry ID - Pin Mark Library

Included in this gallery will be our personal collection of early foundry and/or pin identification marks. We have added a small sample of our current foundry marks, this gallery will be modified within the coming months.

An evergrowing collection of hard-to-find early foundry marks. We will be expanding on our foundry markings in the future.

34 files, last one added on Nov 11, 2007

Dentistry - Medical

This gallery features a small collection of Victorian era cuts made for a Dentist by the American Publishing and Engraving Company, 150 Nassau Street, New York.

11 files, last one added on Dec 06, 2007

Classic American Advertisement Blocks

This gallery features vintage advertisement cuts from the past. All of the images in this gallery have been "reversed" for legibility. We have provided approximate sizes in both pica and inch measurements.

106 files, last one added on Jul 12, 2008

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Antique Fraternal Odd-Fellows Patriarchs Tent, Staffs, Three LinksC-2015
Size: 11 x 14 pica ( 1 13/16” x 2 5/16” )
Description: Very old cut that features the fraternal organization: Odd Fellows. A large Patriarchs Tent with the Open Book on Pedestal inside. Crossed staffs and the three Rings or Links decorate the bottom.

Hardwood Printers Block with electrotype copper faceplate.

Foundry Marking: None

Spry – Pure Vegetable ShorteningFD9
7.5 x 10 pica ( 1 ¼” x 1 5/8” )
Old can of Spry brand pure vegetable shortening. For all frying, cakes, pastry, biscuits, pies. Copper face mounted on hardwood.

WWII Keep ‘Em Firing! Tank & Anti Aircraft Cannon Item#: C1328
Size: 33 x 12 pica ( 5 ½” x 2” )
Description: World War II era Keep ‘Em Firing! A unit of men manning an anti aircraft gun and a tank rolling over a hill. Hardwood with electrotype copper faceplate.
Foundry Marking: None

Early Laughing GentlemanC-584
13 x 15.5 pica ( 2 1/8” x 2 5/8” )
Foundry stamp on one end: C. J. Peters & Son, 145 High St., Boston, Mass.
Years of operation: Unknown, C. J. Peters & Son were manufacturing electrotypes in 1886, no previous or later history known at this time.

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Christmas Suggestions – Santa Claus with Reindeer Sleigh C-2003
Size: 25 x 9 pica ( 4 1/8” x 1 ½” )
Description: Santa Claus in his loaded Christmas sleigh, pulled by eight reindeer. Gliding over the next town on his route. Text reads: Christmas Suggestions. Hardwood Printers Block with electrotype copper faceplate.
Foundry Marking: None
Aug 09, 2008

Signed Farm Draft Horse at PastureC-2026
Size: 13 x 11 pica ( 2 1/8” x 1 13/16” )
Description: Large draft plow horse standing at the ready. Artist signed block. Hardwood Printers Block with electrotype copper faceplate.
Foundry Marking: None
Jul 27, 2008

Floral Framed Stud Bull – Farmers PrideC-2028
Size: 10 x 9.5 pica ( 1 5/8” x 1 9/16” )
Description: Beautiful old cut that features a prized breed of Bovine framed in a floral vine. Hardwood Printers Block with electrotype copper faceplate.
Foundry Marking: None
Jul 27, 2008

1936 Elto Evinrude Outboard Boat Motor AdvertisementC263
Size: ( 2” x 7/8” )
Description: Authentic period advertisement cut for an Elto Outboard Motor. Ralph S. Evinrude (September 27, 1907 – May 21, 1986) was an American business magnate best known for being the Chairman of Outboard Marine Corporation, and the husband of singer and entertainer Frances Langford.

Evinrude was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Bess and Ole Evinrude. Evinrude's father had emigrated from Norway in 1882 and had developed the first commercially feasible outboard motor, thus creating a new industry and form of recreation. In 1927, Evinrude joined the family firm, Elto Outboard Motor Company after two years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ole Evinrude died on July 12, 1934 and Ralph Evinrude took over running the company.

In 1936, Elto Outboard Motor Company merged with Waukegan, Illinois-based Johnson Motor Company to form Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC).
Jul 12, 2008

Antique Letterpress Printers Block Museum

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