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Crate of printing blocks
MISCELLANEOUS
printing block
Glasgow Refraction Hospital; MacDougall, Alex
Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
c.1929-1935
wood; metal; leather
overall: 307 mm x 495 mm x 223 mm
2019.806
MISCELLANEOUS
printing block
Glasgow Refraction Hospital; MacDougall, Alex
Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
c.1929-1935
wood; metal; leather
overall: 307 mm x 495 mm x 223 mm
Wooden printer's crate containing an assortment of used printer's blocks for illustrations in The Scottish Optical Practitioner (quarterly publication of the Glasgow Refraction Hospital) and possibly other publications. Hinged lid with two metal hook clasps and leather carrying handle (broken).
2019.806
Gift of the late Mr Thomas McConnochie, via Dr Kathryn McConnochie, 2019