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Description & Condition: 

This very rare original lead printing block used for producing HUDSON SUPER SIX American Hudson Automobile advertising for various United Kingdom publications in the 1920's. 

Advert for: 

5 Seater Touring £500

7 Seater Touring £525

4/5 Seater Coach £550

5 Seater Sedan £725

Chassis £440

This lead on wood letterpress printing block is a professionally made, letterpress block used for printing. It shows minor surface wear from being in the press.

This rare letterpress printing block makes a perfect gift or addition to your collection of automobile memorabilia. 

ABOUT THE HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY: The company had a number of firsts for the auto industry; these included dual brakes, the use of dashboard oil-pressure and generator warning lights, and the first balanced crankshaft, which allowed the Hudson straight-six engine, dubbed the "Super Six" (1916), to work at a higher rotational speed while remaining smooth, developing more power for its size than lower-speed engines. The Super Six was the first engine built by Hudson, previously Hudson had developed engine designs and then had them manufactured by Continental Motors Company. 

At their peak in 1929, Hudson and Essex produced a combined 300,000 cars in one year, including contributions from Hudson's other factories in Belgium and England; a factory had been built in 1925 in Brentford in London.

Weight:  915g

Dimension:  approx 21cm x 11cm x 2cm

Additional Information: 

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR YOUR INTEREST WE HAVE DUPLICATED SOME OF THE IMAGES AND REVERSED THEM TO ENABLE YOU TO VIEW AND READ THE PRINTING BLOCKS AS THEY WOULD APPEAR IN PRINT.

PTP Reference: 011018