Collection of Typeset Advertising Print Blocks c.1940 Binoculars Dovetail joints on the drawers

Dovetail joints on the drawers

The studio needed to ensure that everything would translate correctly before the expense of shooting on film

The full trays were then placed back in backwards to indicate they are full

In 1948 the rating was renamed Aviation Electronicsman (AL 1) and the winged lightening bolts retained

This is an original World War ll era ink sketch of sergeant

Collection of Typeset Advertising Print Blocks c.1940 Binoculars Dovetail joints on the drawersABOUT A collection of 17 small individual metal and wood typeset print blocks used in advertising. Sold as a set. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Metal on Wood. CONDITION Good minor wear. DIMENSIONS H 10 in. W 10 in. D 1 in. (Collection), Individual block sizes vary. HISTORY Salvaged from a paper factory in California.