Letterpress Printing Plate
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.1020 a-j
- Description
- (a) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a depiction of the head of an elk above a floral wreath and the letters “B.P.O.E” which are split in the middle with a clock. (b) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a circular logo that has the letters “BT Co.…
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- Title
- Letterpress Printing Plate
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- (a) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a depiction of the head of an elk above a floral wreath and the letters “B.P.O.E” which are split in the middle with a clock. (b) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a circular logo that has the letters “BT Co.” The B and T are the largest, with the C going through the bottom part of the B and the T, and a small O after the C. 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.5(c) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a depiction of a man on skis going downhill with a large bag on his back and two poles. 2.7 x 1.5 x 2.3(d) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with the head of a man in a headdress looking to the side depicted on it. 3.0 x 2.0 x 2.5(e) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a 5-edged star containing a different symbol in each edge as well as 5 symbols on the inside of the star in triangles. 3.0 x 2.0 x 3.0(f) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a design of two thick arrows facing either direction and a T shaped design between those. 2.0 x 1.0 x 1.0(g) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with the Alberta provincial shield of arms as the stamp. 2.0 x 2.2 x 1.5(h) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a crest of some sort that looks to be in the shape of a buffalo head (horns on either side) with writing in the center and at the top of the “head” or crest. 1.7 x 2.2 x 2.0(i) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a stamp of a handwritten signature. 1.0 x 3.7 x 3.7(j) metal letterpress printing plate mounted on wood block with a triangular-shaped stamp that comes to a point at the top and goes down to two ends that do not connect at the bottom, instead there is an upside down open triangle shape. In the center is the letter “g” surrounded by lines. 1.7 x 2.0 x 2.0
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Nicks, Canmore, 2020
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.1020 a-j
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