A centuries old skill with equally old materials
An age-old tradition plus modern day methods
Description: Over 150 year-old English Printers Letterpress Wood Letters.
Availability: Rare, Production ceased, became obsolete with modern Print techniques.
Finish: Unique combination of cleaning fluids used for decades leaves letters with distinct rich, mellow, warm hues, and patina from countless soakings with paraffin & coloured inks. I hand-clean each letter enhancing these features, then hand polish with natural waxes. Result; no two letters are alike.
Applications: One offs, personalised Lamp Bases, Clocks, Table Tops. Using family names, dates and other associated details.
Limitations: Owing to limited fonts and cases it is impossible to reproduce any wood product more than once. (See note on metal finish replicas)
Price: Depends on product size and composition, please ask for details but do give me some idea of what you’ve in mind.
Themes: Family/Personal. Sport. Aviation. Military. Business. Wildlife. History. The Arts. Science. Entertainment. Achievements. In addition, engraving a picture or photograph in copper etching allows fine detail and intricacies to be reproduced perfectly. Combined with the letters creating a truly superb heirloom.
Using Antique printer’s wood letters to make Table Lamps Table Clocks, Collages, Table Tops with your text. Using many different Type styles & sizes, I compose these unique one offs. Each is hand finished, waxed & polished many times. No letter hue is identical. The natural colour now mellow and warm. A patina only centuries creates. This combined with your individual names, dates, family details etc. create a truly magnificent addition to any home, business or office. Clocks are framed with a complimentary quality frame, giving a pleasant aesthetic creation. It cannot be copied owing to diminishing stocks of these antique type-cases of wood letters.
for more info, email Ron : lotus@globaldial.com
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