Tenderay beef ad - metal printing block

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Tenderay beef ad - metal printing block - rare, lg size

TENDERAY BEEF ADVERTISEMENT - METAL
PRINTING BLOCK - RARE - LARGE SIZE
Lead and/or Lead-Copper and/or Lead-Zinc
Letterpress Wooden Printing Block
Special Process to Tenderize Beef Quickly
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PRINTING BLOCK
One of the first big uses for the Sterilamp was in meat storage, where bacteria and mold spores had caused great waste. The Tenderay process, patented by Westinghouse and developed commercially in cooperation with the Mellon Institute and the Kroger Grocery and Baking Company soon followed...
Meat, especially beef, required four or five weeks of hanging in a temperature of 33 to 36 degrees for its tissue to change to a form which makes the meat tender... By using Sterilamps to prevent mold and bacteria growth... the tenderizing could be completed in [just] 48 hours... and required no trimming.
Prior to the digital age, books, posters, tickets, forms, envelopes, stationary, newspapers, and other types of printed paper were produced on a printing press. Movable type and wooden or 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.
You are purchasing a rare, "period specific" printing block believed to have been used in a major American daily newspaper press to print the newspaper's advertisements. How old might this be? It is believed to have been used in the 1950-60's based on the other printer's blocks found within the collection.
This letterpress metal printing block measures 3 5/8" high by 2 1/8" wide by approximately 7/8" deep and weighs a full 7.3 ounces, (yes, it is a big one!). This stamp is a professionally made, letterpress block used for newspaper printing. It shows obvious surface wear from being in the press.
Purchase this rare historical printing block
for yourself, a friend, your local museum, a printer, or as a coffee table piece! Given the advent of digital printing, the likelihood of ever finding another one of these wood and metal printing blocks - of this nature - is slim at best. There is little doubt that when friends see it and pick it up they'll ask "Where did you ever find such an unusual item?"
NOTES ABOUT THE PRINTING SURFACE
: Every time a die passes through the printing press, the pressure of the die's impression on the paper subtly degrades the surface of the plate/die/block. This block is believe to have printed tens of thousands of images; however, its surface is only slightly degraded. Please see the photo if you have any questions regarding the suitability of this block if you actually intend to use it for printing.
IMAGE CORRECTION / ADJUSTMENT:
This listing's photo has been intentionally reversed. The image you are seeing in the listing's photo is a "mirrored image" so that you can see what the image would look like when it was printed (as well as read the text). The printing block you will receive will be reversed from what you see in the listing's photo.
: This historical printing block is subject to individual interpretation. I have made every effort to list the information and condition as accurately as possible and included a sharp photographic image of the printing block: Thus, no warranty or returns on this item.
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ABOUT THIS LISTING'S PHOTOGRAPH:
The photo you see in this listing, is a photograph of the actual printing block you will receive. This listing's photograph IS NOT a "stock photo."
This item is a lead / copper / zinc based item, (its material is mostly or all lead and/or other semi-soft metals). Do not purchase this item if small children in your home would have access to it due to the possibility of them chewing-on and then ingesting the lead or other metals.