MERCEDES BENZ LUXURY,

LETTERPRESS PRINTER'S BLOCK,

A REAL RARITY!

Lead-based
Letterpress Wooden Printing Block.

NOTE꞉  If you want to purchase a piece of vintage Mercedes Benz history, don't buy an image ripped out of some magazine or newspaper. Instead, buy the printing block that printed the actual image!  PLEASE NOTE:  Our previously listed Mercedes Benz letterpress blocks sold out quickly.  Very quickly!  ⌛ So if you're thinking about “watching” 👀 this item, chances are you're going to “watch it sell to someone else.” 😥 Inasmuch, consider purchasing it now while it's still available.

QUANTITY꞉  ONE vintage letterpress printing block.

CIRCA꞉  Estimated to be 1960s.

RARITY꞉  You are purchasing an EXTREMELY rare / unique, American-made letterpress printing block.  In the late 1800's (and up through the mid-1900's) books, posters, tickets, forms, newspapers, and other types of printed paper were produced on a printing press.  Movable type and wooden / metal printing blocks (also known as a letterpress cut or printing dies) were set in a frame (known as a chase) and ink was rolled over the surface of the metal image with a roller (also known as a brayer) before the paper was pressed into the inked surface.  This process was known as relief printing which included woodcut, relief etching, linocut, linotype, and metal cut.  

We suspect this particular letterpress printing block was intended for use in a private American print shop to print this automaker's loge on letterhead, business cards or advertising materials.

DIMENSIONS꞉  This wood and metal letterpress printing block measures 0.89" deep by 0.948" high by 1.12" wide and weighs 1.0 ounces (27 grams).  This stamp is a professionally made letterpress block used for printing.  It shows some surface wear from being in the press.  

A LITTLE ABOUT MERCEDES BENZ꞉  Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz.

Mercedes-Benz has its origins in Karl Benz's creation of the first gasoline-powered automobile in January 1886, and by Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a carriage by the addition of a petrol engine the same year.

The Mercedes automobile was first marketed in 1901 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft. The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company. Mercedes-Benz has introduced many technological and safety innovations that have become common in other vehicles several years later.

CONDITION꞉  This item is used.

ORIENTATION꞉  Wrong reading.  What this means is when you hold the block in your hand and look at the metal die, the image is reversed.

NOTES ABOUT THE IMAGE SURFACE:  Every time a die passes through the printing press, the pressure of the die imprinting on the paper subtly degrades the surface of the plate/die/block.  Please see the listing's photographs if you have any questions regarding the suitability of this block if you actually intend to use it for printing.

SHIPPING COST꞉  Your shipping cost is calculated when checking out.  To keep your shipping cost as low as possible, it's based on “DIM” (i.e. weight, package size and final destination).  This item ships by United States First Class Mail or eBay International Delivery.  Orders typically ship within one business day of your payment being received.

WE'RE ALWAYS BUYING BLOCKS꞉  We love locating and listing letterpress blocks.  If you have a collection and are looking to liquidate your blocks, please get in touch with us and let us know.  We're always buying!