United Action

[Martin C]

Hello Friends,


I recently brought this home from a antique shop and thought i would share it with the forum. Do you have any ideas on what material would have been used along with this, paper, plaster, clay, or? I look forward to your input. Dimensions are 12 3/4" x 9 5/8" x 1/2" or 32.3cm x 24.4cm x 1.27cm approx.



Take care and thanks for looking,

Mart

[Martin C]

I should have mentioned that the tank and planes are recessed into the metal approx 1/16" + -.

[Chopperman]

Mart,
I'm just guessing here but to me it looks like a printing plate
used to print off posters or magazine/ newspaper images.

[Martin C]

Thank you Greg! I appreciate your help.



Mart

[Gwar]

Mart,
I'm just guessing here but to me it looks like a printing plate
used to print off posters or magazine/ newspaper images.

I'm with Greg on this one ..The spelling is reversed and when inked and rolling it would be legible.. Paper or poster.. G

[RMD]

Greetings, Martin C.


.. I believe this to be a electrotyping print plate, first established in 1838 and commonly used up till around 1930-36. I think that's what the holes at the back are, inputs for current carrying wire.. While these were commonly used for printing with ink, they were also used to create art, medallions, coins, statue busts, and were even used with steel.

Typically, electrotyping is created by electric currents that flow back and forth between wires immersed in a special solution, with the wires connected to a desired mold. One form that was very popular was, copper electrotyping.

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[MAP]

Great item!!!

I would guess that there is not enough relief for this to be used for plaster or clay, it appears to shallow, so I would assume it would be paper. But assume this would be costly to make, so maybe for a book plate? Looks a little small for a poster.

Edit: Took a while to post as I Googled "United Action" to see if I could find match (nope). So RMD seems to have come up with the answer before I hit send.

[Chopperman]

Edit: Took a while to post as I Googled "United Action" to see if I could find match (nope).

I did the same, hoping to find an actual print off of this plate.

[MAP]

I did the same, hoping to find an actual print off of this plate.

If a Poster, there should have been some images out there. They would have been printed in the 1,000's. That is why I am assuming it is a plate for a book. Plus the smaller size is not ideal for posters which are meant to catch the eye in a window. Just my musings......could be wrong...

[rbminis]

IMO, it this were a printing plate, it would only need to be two dimensional, not three.
The details in the recessed areas indicate that this was made for something else.
Ralph.