Object number
2002/25/12
Description
This printing block depicts a lawnmower with electric cable manufactured by Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Ltd. It is an etched soft metal stamp. It is paper-backed, without a wooden block.
Physical description
printing blocks: wood, metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'PRINTING BLOCKS // Description // 13 Printing blocks, all depicting lawnmowers manufactured by Ransomes, nine of which are attached to wooden blocks. // Dimensions // (see separate sheet for details) // Associated information // These items were deposited in 1989, but were found in 2002 to be unaccessioned, hence the '2002' accession number - // [insert] 5 more added unknown provenance 2002/25/14-18', MERL miscellaneous note - 'Printing blocks 2002/25/1-13 // All depicting Ransomes lawnmowers // 2002/25/12 - Etched soft metal stamp, paper backed, total dimensions (approx): 5.5 x 2cm (length x width)...'
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