Chromatic Tuscan – Wood type

(1 customer review)

$650.00$3,900.00

Description

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Letterpress Chromatic Tuscan Expanded Ornamented
typeface, is reconstructed and redesigned as wood type by Petrescu Press, built on the skeleton of Antique Tuscan, produced by American Type Foundry, between 1828–1900.

This typeface is composed of two layers, when overlapping the two colors it results the third color.

SIZE/DIMENSION/WEIGHT
Relief depth of 1.8 mm and total block depth is standard size of 0.918″ (Anglo – American type height). Please leave a message upon purchase, if you want different type height (German, Dutch, Danish, Italian, etc)

MATERIALS UTILIZED
French polished, end-grain beech wood.

PRODUCTION METHOD
New, uninked, unused printing blocks cut from dry, treated beech wood on a cnc milling machine, each item is hand finished.

CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS
Additional characters or other custom typefaces, ornaments, borders, pattern, etc, of different sizes or relief depths may be machined upon special order.

PAYMENTS METHOD
Paypal

SHIPPING
The shipping consist of regular economy postal service delivery and it is (at least) somewhere between 7 to 14 business days for E.U. and 14- 22 business days for the United States.

Manufacture time for this item is between 6-8 weeks.

Please contact us for further details or custom orders.

Additional information

Size

Scheme

Alphabet, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, No. 01

1 review for Chromatic Tuscan – Wood type

  1. Aesculus Press

    This type is massive and produces incredible impact. The shaded circles make a 4th color when viewed from a distance. I love handling this type, it is so beautiful–even without ink.

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