Wooden printing block with etching on copper showing entryway to Watt & Shand department store. Etching on copper is less than 1/8 inch thick and held to block with 4 small nails.
Wooden printing block with 3 images of storefront of Watt & Shand department store. 1878 at top, 1898 below, and larger undated image of entire building at center bottom, probably the most current appearance at the time of creation of printing block. Labeled Watt & Shand below lowest image Irregularly shaped metal etching held to block with 8 nails. Deep etching. Block is pieced.
Wooden printing block of northwest corner of Watt & Shand department store in Lancaster city, shows American flags flying from the roof. Approximately 1/8 inch thick copper plate held to block by 6 nails. Brown paper stuck to back.
Wooden printing block showing Watt & Shand department store facade with Soldiers & Sailors monument in Center Square Lancaster city. Golden Jubilee 1928 inset on viewer's lower left shows doorway and sidewalk. Entire image is surrounded by 2 parallel lines as a border with flourishes around inset. Pink or salmon paper stuck to back.
Metal printing block from American Seed Co. mounted on wood. Repeating grids all titled "Remarks Order," columns titled: "DATE, DR, CR, Date Premium, Date Sent"
Metal printing block mounted on wood from the American Seed Company. Repeats text "Order/American Seed Co., Inc./ Lancaster, Pennsylvania/ "The Big Seed House"/ Contents Merchandise - Postmaster: this parcel may/ be opened for Postal Inspection if neccessary/Return Postage Guaranteed/ For"
Metal printing block mounted on wood from teh American SPecialty Company. Repeating text: "order/American Specialty Co./ Lancaster, Pennsylvania/contents Merchandise - Postmaster: this parcel may/be opened for Postal Inspection if neccessary/ Return Postage Guaranteed For:"
Metal printing plate for promotional material, advertising garden seeds. Includes health benefits and developmental benefits for children. Plate has a greenish cast, possiby indicating a copper component in the alloy.
Metal printing plate for advertisment, with text: "Raise money for your group with fast selling American seeds." and line images of dollar signs growing on plants.
The plate consists of three layers of metal: white on printing surface, copper in center, and white metal on the back.
Metal printing plate from American Seed Company. Advertisemtn in letter form, entitled "A Message to Parents on our Golden Anniversary" with images of farm fields. Plate is cut doewn the center with less than .125in missing. Newsprint of article is attached to the back.
Metal printing plate from American Seed Company. Advertisemtn in letter form, entitled "A Message to Parents on our Golden Anniversary" with images of farm fields. Plate is cut down the center with less than .125in missing. Newsprint of article is attached to the back.
Metal printing plate form American Seed Co. / American Specialty Co. with images and descriptions of prizes for selling certain dollar amounts. In two parts; plate was cut down the middle with a small margin missing.
Metal printing plate form American Seed Co. / American Specialty Co. with images and descriptions of prizes for selling certain dollar amounts. In two parts; plate was cut down the middle with a small margin missing.
Metal printing plate from the American Seed Co. for an advertisement. Title at the top reads, "Sell Beauty and Abundance with America's Greatest Seed." Twenty four seed types are listed and described.
Printing block from the American Specialty Co. reads: "order/American Specialty Co/Lancaster, Pennsylvania/Return Requested/ For." Text is repeated twelve times, two rows of six.
