Description: MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL.LETTERPRESS PRINTER'S BLOCK,A REAL RARITY! Lead-based Letterpress Wooden Printing Block. NOTE꞉ If you want to purchase a piece of vintage American railroad history, don't buy an image ripped out of some magazine or newspaper. Instead, buy the printing block that printed the actual image! PLEASE NOTE: Our other Mississippi Central Railroad letterpress blocks sold quickly. Very quickly! ⌛ So if you're thinking about “watching” 👀 this item, chances are you're going to be “watching it sell to someone else.” 😥 Inasmuch, consider purchasing it now while it's still available. QUANTITY꞉ ONE vintage letterpress printing block. CIRCA꞉ Estimated to be 1960s. RARITY꞉ You are purchasing a rare American-made letterpress printing block. In the late 1800's (and up through the mid-1900's) books, posters, tickets, forms, newspapers, and other types of printed paper were produced on a printing press. Movable type and wooden / metal printing blocks (also known as a letterpress cut or printing dies) were set in a frame (known as a chase) and ink was rolled over the surface of the metal image with a roller (also known as a brayer) before the paper was pressed into the inked surface. This process was known as relief printing which included woodcut, relief etching, linocut, linotype, and metal cut. We suspect this particular letterpress printing block was intended for use in an American print shop to print the Mississippi Central's logo - - likely on letterhead, business cards or tickets. DIMENSIONS꞉ This wood and metal letterpress printing block measures 0.932" deep by 1.06" high by 1.09" wide and weighs 1.4 ounces (39 grams). This stamp is a professionally made letterpress block used for printing. It shows some surface wear from being in the press. A LITTLE ABOUT MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAILROAD꞉ The original Mississippi Central line was chartered in 1852. Construction began in 1853 and the line was completed in 1860, just prior to the Civil War, from Canton, Mississippi -to- Jackson, Tennessee. Another company by this name was started in 1897 as the Pearl and Leaf Rivers Railroad. This line was built by the J.J. Newman Lumber Company from Hattiesburg -to- Sumrall. In 1904 this company's name was changed to the Mississippi Central Railroad. In 1906 the Natchez and Eastern Railway was formed to build a rail line from Natchez -to- Brookhaven. In 1909 this line was absorbed by the Mississippi Central. On April 29, 1967 the property of the Mississippi Central was sold to the Illinois Central Railroad. CONDITION꞉ This item is used. ORIENTATION꞉ Wrong reading. What this means is when you hold the block in your hand and look at the metal die, the image is reversed. NOTES ABOUT THE IMAGE SURFACE: Every time a die passes through the printing press, the pressure of the die imprinting on the paper subtly degrades the surface of the plate/die/block. Please see the listing's photographs if you have any questions regarding the suitability of this block if you actually intend to use it for printing. SHIPPING COST꞉ Your shipping cost is calculated when checking out. To keep your shipping cost as low as possible, it's based on “DIM” (i.e. weight, package size and final destination). This item ships by United States First Class Mail or eBay International Delivery. Orders typically ship within one business day of your payment being received. WE'RE ALWAYS BUYING BLOCKS꞉ We love locating and listing letterpress blocks. If you have a collection and are looking to liquidate your blocks, please get in touch with us and let us know. We're always buying!
Price: 20.99 USD
Location: Dayton, Ohio
End Time: 2024-09-17T05:38:39.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
California Prop 65 Warning: Contains lead which can cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Exposure to lead and lead compounds may increase cancer risk and may cause anemia, weakness, kidney and brain / neurological damage.
