Antique Copper PRINTING BLOCK Circle AD Logo J. STIRLING GETCHELL INC. NEW YORK

  

This antique copper mounted on wood PRINTING BLOCK shows repeated over lapping circles that say J. Here is some Information on the J. Founded in 1931; built reputation on work for Plymouth; became known as an early user of competitive advertising; agency style favored photography in layouts; among the largest U. Agencies by late 1930s; Getchell died, 1940; agency closed, 1942.

The printers block measures 8-7/8" inches wide x 3 1/2" tall" with the standard 15/16" of an inch "type high" thickness. With the right equipment and ink this printers block can still be used to draw prints from. It also makes a great collectible advertising history piece. It is rare to have a beautiful printers block this large.