Iconic Old Solid Brass Hourglass Printing Block mid-century Teppich and joining one of the

and joining one of the borders to the linen

There are imperfections original to its making

including spotted dog

most of which one finds painted

made by Creative Playthings in 1955

Iconic Old Solid Brass Hourglass Printing Block mid-century Teppich and joining one of theMy attraction to printing blocks is not really related to their printable function; rather, I'm attracted their objecthood and specifically interested in ones bearing text or graphics that have all sorts of resonances. So this excellent old solid brass one bearing a perfectly rendered hourglass, as what is more symbolic, and iconic, than that? (I might lay it on its side in a gesture of trying to slow things down!) Just an excellent small thing, and