01.11.10
This block is from a typeface style I am sorely lacking in my collection. I associate this style more with lithography or artistic printing, which would use these ornate typefaces. But when I think of artistic printing I think of smaller items, and not large poster sized type like this block. The typeface appears to be Teniers, first shown by William Morgans and H.K. Wilcox in 1884.
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The rings in this wood grain have really interesting irregularities. I like the rich color of the wood used, as compared to the more muted colors in the Gothic alphabet I have. The block shows signs of frequent use; the corners have rounded significantly and the slug is black with ink, but somehow the face is still in great shape and very clean.
Style: Teniers
Style first appeared: 1884
Size: 24 line
Manufacturer: Unknown
Manufacturing Method: End cut pantograph
Is it part of a complete set? No
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