The Weight of Numbers
Wood Type Collage Broadside

This limited edition print is sold out. A 16x20" print is available here and an 8x10" print is available here.

This 8"x10" broadside is printed letterpress using my collection of wood type, in four colors (chocolate brown, 2 greens and a splash of red), on thick ecru colored rag stock. This is a limited edition of 14, with each broadside numbered on the back. Each print is slightly different, due to anomalies in inking.

The broadside fits is a standard frame. Sent in a flat no-bend cardboard envelope with a protective plastic sleeve.

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Wood type, a cheaper alternative to metal type, has long been used to print posters and broadsides. The Hamilton Wood Type Printing Museum in Wisconsin has a lovely website with information about the history of wood type and lots of pictures.

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