Metal letterpress type and blocks locked in a chase – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Metal letterpress type and blocks locked in a chase in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Metal letterpress type and blocks locked in a chase
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Set into a wooden-framed chase, these metal letterpress type pieces and printing blocks are shown locked up and ready for the press, the stage just before ink meets paper. Hand composition like this was how nearly every book, newspaper and handbill was made for roughly five centuries, with a compositor setting each letter backward and upside down, one at a time. Worth noticing is the tight wedging of quoins and furniture around the type, which kept the whole form rigid enough to print without shifting.
| Original scan | 1,536 × 2,048 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 154276014_6439d9b2fe_o Typesetting adactio |
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