Yale Print Block, Genuine of Fake?

[Adrian Weber]

Interesting, that key on the left looks exactly like the one for the older American Locks. Do you have that scan in a higher resolution maybe? Donnie, thanks for the kind words my friend! I have one of these pieces from a "Line-o-type" machine. A machine like that is standing in the "Hessen Park" here in Hessen Germany. Adrian

[Fritzer]

Yes,
Here is a higher resolution image which you should be able to zoom in on the key images.


Fritz.

[Donnie]

Adrian, GOOD eye, I thought that the arched lettering was possibly an old American Key..
but didn't think to ask for a more resolute scan.......Donnie

[Adrian Weber]

Yeah it looks like the oldest one to be exactly.

Fritz, do you have a date or at least a year for that document?

Adrian

[Scott Klemm]

I reversed the image and lightened it a little so it can be read. It can clearly be seen that it is an advertisement perhaps for a magazine. I have no doubt that it is genuine. As for the age, that's difficult to determine. I would guess the 1920's. The padlock pictured at the top is one of the "standard" series of lever padlocks.

[Brian Denyer]

You can still make prints from these blocks.
Ink it up with a oil based ink and either rub a spoon to make a print or
take it to a Art School and ask iof they could make some prints for you.

I have made several prints of these at a Printmaking Studio.

[Adrian Weber]

Not sure what you mean by that.
Giving them my Block and letting them print with it? Or giving them the Block so they can make some sort of copy of it so that the original does not have to be used?

Hey Scott, thanks for editing my picture and making it look much better :)

[Donnie]

Adrian, I think he means that you can ink up your block a make prints with it. If you ink it up your self, you can make some print's on card stock, sign your name & send them to your friend's ...........I made Christmas cards with a Santa block that I have.......
It takes a lot of pressure, a letter press hits the paper with force, so that any thing that is printed using this process, you can feel the card & feel the image.
my apology's to the forum for being off topic.........Donnie

[Brian Denyer]

Adrian you have to let the Art School use the original printing block.
A manual vertical press woks by twisting the circle on top of the scew
A felt mat is placed over the inked plate.
The paper printed on is Hot Rolled surface.
Antique printing Press's are found at Art Schools.
It takes some experience to do this type of printing
that is why I suggested a specialty school.
In contrast with the spoon technique and Rice paper you can obtain a print with hand pressure.
Your printing block can't be copied due to the photo engraving process.
Even if a copy of the block metal etchiig and acid bath illustration, it would be unprintable.
This isn't off topic because knowing how your block was made and how it was imprinted leads
to credibility of authenticity.

The choice is yours if you want to print it.

[Fritzer]

Yeah it looks like the oldest one to be exactly.

Fritz, do you have a date or at least a year for that document?

Adrian

Adrian,
I still have some of the blank letterhead, but I don't think that I have any dates for certain.
It could have been 20's 30's or 40's I suppose.
I could not find the American key print block, but here are three that I was able to locate quickly. I know that other one is around, somewhere.
(two posts again for photos)
Regards,
Fritz.