Plate, Engraving

Object Name:

Plate, Engraving

Object ID:

1984.071.21-.35

Description:

Set of engraved wood blocks used for printing letterheads, leaflets, and broadsides advertising the Smith speeder flier.
21. Wood block with engraving of eight different shapes, three are long with right angle bends, each with a different end; two are piston shaped, one is round, and two are square. 3.5" x 2.4" x 0.9" high.
22. L-shaped block with round design. Written on inside is "PATENTED / APRIL 20, 1886 / OCT. 12, 1886 / JAN. 18, 1887." 4.1" x 1.5" x 0.9" high
23. Wood block with two round engraved overlapping medal designs. One shows a seated woman extending a wreath. Other medal has text around outer ring, "NATIONAL EXHIBITION DELPHIA MDCCCLXXVI." On inside "AWARDED BY / NITED STATES / ENTENNIAL / COMMISSION." 2.95" X 1.9" x 0.9" high
24. Metal block with oval design on surface. Metal is hollow on one side. 3.8" x .8" x 0.9" high.
25. Wood block with metal oval shape on one side. 3.9' x 0.9" x 0.9" high.
26. Wood block with metal oval shape on one side and "BAY STATE / BOSTON" on smooth surface. 3" x 0.8" x 0.9" high.
27. Wood block with metal oval shape on one side. 3" x 0.8" x 0.9" high.
28. Wood block with metal oval shape on one side and "BAY STATE / BOSTON" on smooth surface. 3" x 0.8" x 0.9" high.
29. Wood block with metal oval shape on one side and "BAY STATE / BOSTON" on smooth surface. 3" x 0.8" x 0.9" high.
30. Wood block with metal oval shape on one side. "SMITH"S PATENT" written on inside of oval. 2" x 0.6" x 0.9" high.
31. Wood block with metal oval shape on one side. "SMITH"S PATENT" written on inside of oval. 2" x 0.4" x 0.9" high.
32. Wood block with metal oval shape on one side. "SMITH"S PATENT" written on inside of oval. 2" x 0.6" x 0.9" high.
33. Wood block with metal "Y" shape cutout on one side. 1.7" x 1.4" x 0.9" high.
34. Wood block with metal "Y" shape cutout on one side. 1.5" x 1.3" x 0.9" high.
35. Wood block with metal "Y" shape cutout on one side. "BAY STATE / BOSTON." stamped on smooth surface of metal. 1.5" x 1.3" x 0.9" high.

Material:

Metal
Wood

Provenance:

Speeder fliers were used in the Manchester textile industry, in the card room where yarns were prepared for spinning. They reduced the size of the strand and gave it a slight twist.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

Subjects:

Printing blocks, Advertising, Textile machinery, Textile production