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Old 14-10-22, 08:51 PM
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Default Wooden printing block to the Norfolk Regt
This printing block has in the top scroll
A.RACE
Then Britannia with a number 2 underneath
On the bottom scroll THE NORFOLK REGT.

Any ideas what A. Race means
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Old 14-10-22, 09:01 PM
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Could it be the owner's name with the wooden block being used for printing a book plate?
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Old 14-10-22, 09:06 PM
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Sorry, I cannot help, but as an observation - as it's a printing block - I may be mistaken, but it appears that the No.2 will be the wrong way around if it's actually used to print something.
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Old 14-10-22, 09:42 PM
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Sorry, I cannot help, but as an observation - as it's a printing block - I may be mistaken, but it appears that the No.2 will be the wrong way around if it's actually used to print something.
Well spotted, maybe it was a 9.
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Old 14-10-22, 09:46 PM
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Could it be the owner's name with the wooden block being used for printing a book plate?
Good idea, pity his name wasn’t B.Smith………………….. then It would be blacksmith company the Norfolk Regt.
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Flipped photo.

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Old 15-10-22, 08:45 AM
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This is not a printing block as the wording would be reversed to print, possibly a lino cut as an exam piece for an art college with the name of the person who carved it above.

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This is not a printing block as the wording would be reversed to print, possibly a lino cut as an exam piece for an art college with the name of the person who carved it above.

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Could it possibly be a linocut for 'blind embossing' papers/documents ?

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Unless I am missing something, it is reversed as a printing block should be (check out image in post #1) Mike has flipped the original image so it is easier to read, unless I have totally misunderstood



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Old 15-10-22, 04:23 PM
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Unless I am missing something, it is reversed as a printing block should be (check out image in post #1) Mike has flipped the original image so it is easier to read, unless I have totally misunderstood

You are quite right, I forgot that he flipped the image!

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I would say that the number 2 is lower than the rest of the block. Maybe it's just a plate number.
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