Decorative Steel Foundry Type

Decorative Steel Foundry Type

April 1, 2017

This month's feature is a set of decorative steel foundry type from 1959.


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Steel foundry type featuring print and cursive letters arranged in four rows

Wire Mold Watermarking Tool

Wire Mold Watermarking Tool

February 1, 2017

This month's feature is a watermark tool and some small wire figures used to create watermarks on molds.


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Wire cutting pliers surrounded by wire letters used for watermarking

Chinese Woodblock for Ceremonial Papers

Chinese Woodblock for Ceremonial Papers

January 1, 2017

This month's feature is a wood-block used for Chinese ceremonial paper and collected in the early 1930's; this particular wood-block is used for printing spirit money, also called joss paper.


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Round woodblock with Chinese characters in concentric circles.