Collection of Typeset Advertising Print Blocks c.1940 Photographic & Optical This piece is their company's

This piece is their company's first printing calculator

The barrels are covered with black leather

threaded wooden screw handle and adjustable steel and wood clamp

Charles’s son James joined the company in 1957 which resulted in the name change to France & Son

An antique wood level with brass accents

Collection of Typeset Advertising Print Blocks c.1940 Photographic & Optical This piece is their company'sABOUT A collection of 26 small individual metal and wood typeset print blocks used in advertising. Sold as a set. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Metal on Wood. CONDITION Good minor wear. DIMENSIONS H 10 in. W 10 in. D 1 in. (Collection), Individual block sizes vary. HISTORY Salvaged from a paper factory in California.