1892 Two Piece School House Printers Block F2006

F2006

Size: 9.5 x 10 pica ( 1 9/16” x 1 5/8” ) and 11 x 12 pica ( 1 13/16” x 2” )

Description: Gorgeous two-color foundry type blocks set. A one-room schoolhouse with a 48 star USA flag blowing in the breeze. Text above the flag reads: Free Education is the Basis of National Liberty. The text on the front of the school reads: Public School. Foundry cast printer’s blocks with electrotype copper face.

Each block has a foundry stamp on one side: MacKeller Smiths & Jordan Co., Philadelphia. Years of operation: 1867 – 1892.