Perfect Old COPY Print Block antique scrolled wrought iron this ink bottle looks nearly

this ink bottle looks nearly as good today as it must have the day it was made

so am not certain the designer

8 1/2" x 6"

fair woman

I really love that he is constructed of three pieces--one for the front portion

Perfect Old COPY Print Block antique scrolled wrought iron this ink bottle looks nearlyI pass by hundreds if not thousands of old printing blocks for every one that I purchase, but I'll never resist a great COPY block like this one. Beautiful object, perfect capital font for the word, and I love the resonance of "copy": copy referring to content, as in text, which the word "copy" itself is, and also as in copies, which the function of the stamp is to produce many of. The fact that it feels like a singular object makes for a nice tension