Printing Block
Printing block, with the surface image of a fish.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 55 mm x 220 mm x 165 mm,
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and copper (metal)
- Object Number:
- Y1995.1.1
- type:
- printing block
Collection of furniture, objects and archive material representing the typical contents of a Manchester Cotton Merchant's Office. The office and most of the contents were salvaged in 1988 from Asia House, 82 Princess Street. The remaining items were collected by Adrian Wilson over 5 years, and represent items in common use by Manchester cotton merchants.
Printing block, with the surface image of a fish.
Printing block, "Zartex Fabric," made by shaw & Latham.
Textile printing block.
Textile printing block, "yards."
Cotton bolt-end printing block, with the image of a spruce tree and "fabrique par spruce."
Textile printing block.
Textile printing block with Arabic writing for the surface image.
Textile printing block with Arabic script on the surface image, made by Shaw & Latham.
Copper Stencil ring with cut-out numbers 0 to 8.
Copper stencil ring with numbers 0 to 8.
Copper stencil ring with the letters "P" through to "Z" and also "&."
Copper stencil ring with the letters "A" though to "O."
Brush with a wooden handle.
Stencil
stencil - letter E
Fabric bolt end, made by Spruce Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Manchester.
Face-plate sample
Fabric bolt end, made by Spruce Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Manchester.