Collection of Typeset Advertising Print Blocks c.1940 Mirrors DIMENSIONS H 56 in

DIMENSIONS H 56 in

Brandt and Sons

A cast iron bottle capper with wooden handle

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Pressed and Folded Steel

The piece is structurally sound and very solid and has retained the naturally distressed look of an industrial piece of this kind

Collection of Typeset Advertising Print Blocks c.1940 Mirrors DIMENSIONS H 56 inABOUT A collection of 25 small individual metal and wood typeset print blocks used in advertising. Sold as a set. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Metal on Wood. CONDITION Good minor wear. DIMENSIONS H 10 in. W 10 in. D 1 in. (Collection), Individual block sizes vary. HISTORY Salvaged from a paper factory in California.