Collection of Typeset Advertising Print Blocks c.1940 Binoculars on-site tailors would take measurements

on-site tailors would take measurements and forward them to the company where the clothing was made

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

durable and considerably heavy in weight

as was the Model 88 revolver

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

Collection of Typeset Advertising Print Blocks c.1940 Binoculars on-site tailors would take measurementsABOUT 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.