Stereotype printing block with zinc plate on wooden base, National Mutual Group of Companies logo

Description

Accession[2013.0112] Business machines, office equipment and ephemera of the National Mutual Life Association of AustralasiaIdentifierUMA-ITE-2013011200222Scope and ContentThe stereotyping process was invented in 1725. The zinc metal plate in this printing block would have been cast from a papier-mache or plaster mould (called a flong). The plate is surrounded by the words "National Mutual Group of Companies" and in the centre sits the National Mutual emblem crest and Southern Cross.
Place of manufacture: AustraliaAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2013.0112 Unit 0002

Provenance

CreatorNational Mutual Life Association of AustralasiaRoleProvenance

Dates

DateUndated

Description Control

Previous System ID2013.0112.00222

Characteristics

Genre/Formphotomechanical printsDimensions2.0cm(H)x7.6cm(W)x8.2xm(D)

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Stereotype printing block with zinc plate on wooden base, National Mutual Group of Companies logo