W. Heath Robinson (1872-1944)
Coal Mining, Printing Block
£504
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Patent spring coal cutter for thin seams. Original metal printing block, 21 x 13cm [c.1930];
[Prints:] 20,000 tons a day and a good road: "It's Duroid"; Patent spring coat cutter for thin seams; Laying a Duroid carpet coat; A demonstration of the tenacity of Duroid macadam; Demonstrating that Duroid holds big chips on a road after spraying and rolling, 5 advertisements printed from the original blocks, 25 x 47cm (6)
Footnote
In the 1930s, W. Heath Robinson undertook commissions for commercial companies. These advertisements, reprinted on thick wove paper from newly rediscovered original metal blocks, were commissioned by the Duroid Co. to promote "Duroid", their new macadam for roads.