Copper engraving for printer: Old timer circa 1950s

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Found this over the weekend at a flea market. The guy specialized in many many different types of copper blocks, as used in the old print shops. This one is of an Old Timer. Pretty cool I thought!

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Hey, that's a neat find. :thumbup:
I remember setting type way back when in print shop, and using something similar for pictures in the school paper.

Thanks for sharing that.

Bill
 
Wow, another old printer.

Were you hand setting from a type tray and locking the type up in a chase, or using a Linotype machine to set the lines of type from matrices?

(I think these cuts (etchings) you guys are seeing were known as "Ludlow" cuts)
 
Ira,

Hand setting. And, hand feeding the printing press as well...:eek: :D

It was a long time ago, and I only did it for 2 years, but it was a fun learning experience. If I remember correctly, my Print Shop teacher was named...
Gutenberg??? ;)

Bill
 
Ah Bill you took all the fun out of my response by admitting whom your teacher was.
I gotta admit that when I was in school we learned type setting the old fashoned way. It took a long time to set up a simple page. Lack of spelling and the inability of working backwards shortened this career path for me.
It was fun scaring the teacher by leaving your fingers in the press just a little too long. Added a little color to the air as well as the print.
TTYL
Larry
 
You know, my teacher always used glycerin when I helped with the printing.

No, no...not for his heart. :mad:

Because it kept the paper from sticking to your fingers, as you feed and pulled from the press. :p

I'm sorry to have spoiled your well-meant harpoon, Irving...er, lARRY. :rolleyes: :D

ttyl,

BiLl

P. S.
If I mention galley to my kids, they think we're going on a cruise. LOL.
 
He he, this brings back some memories...

My first job was at age 11 when my dad sent me as an apprentice in a metal working shop, no pay.

My first paying job at age 16 was at an offset printing shop, you spend some time setting everything up, then sit back and watch to make sure that prints come out right and if needed correct the flow of ink or whatever, at the end of the day you clean everything up. I remember that there was some kind of cream that you put on your hands before you start to prevent the ink from sticking on and helps in cleaning.

I got my first pay (cash in an envelope) on a Saturday when we worked only half a day, I went straight downtown and spent it all in a violin, which I still have but have never been able to play, the harmonica is so much easier to play and carry...

Luis
 
The first Old Timers were made circa 1959 with the 8OT, according to Clemente. He notes the first year marketed was 1960, and first independent appearance in a catalog in 1964. B u t..... the Schrade 2OT and 8OT appear in recently acquired ad folder and catalog sheets which are dated May of '61.
A n d... the folder also contained ads for the Ulster 500T (50OT) jack, and the Ulster 580T (58OT) premium stockman. The SW pricelist for 1959 does not list the 8OT, but does list the 2OT. How many do you want at $27 per dozen?
 
Codger 64:

When were the first Uncle Henrys made and sold? I have an old Outdoor Life mag from 1957 and was looking to see if I could find any Uncle Henry Schrade ads, and didn't find any in that mag, but I found one for Western Knife Co.
 
The first Uncle Henry slipjoint made and sold was the 897UH Signature Premium Stock, in 1967 according to Clemente. One must remember that his book is a compilation from the Schrade catalogs, and sometimes they produced and sold knives that missed the printer's deadline. He even states that they were produced earlier in the '60s. So a 1966 production is possible. Here is an ad from 1968:


The first rigid blade Uncle Henry would be the 165UH in 1969, again, the first catalog appearance, but again, here is a magazine ad from 1968.

You might notice that they originally called this knife "Pro Hunter" in this ad, but the first time I see them named in the catalogs, it was "Prospector".
Codger
 
Codger:
Thanks for the info. I bought an 897 UH Stainless + Schrade (the new model, not the original) last year but don't remember what I paid.

I really like that three bladed one. In my opinion, it is the prettiest model pocket knife I have seen.
 
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