Hooksmith

Original Hand Printed Letterpress Artworks by Russell Frost

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£80.00

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Printed on 270gsm Recycled Paper Stock, using large old wooden type from Waimate NZ (condensed bracketed slab-serif) with a small 'wide-latin'

Print size 320x450mm (SRA3)

Edition of 500

Whilst hunting for a large old wooden 1/2-symbol to print with, I enquired to an old type collector/printer upon where he told me how they used to print one, using a large 1 and a 2 with a piece of wooden rule between. The print evolved from here.

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Sold Unframed

Printed on 270gsm Recycled Paper Stock, using large old wooden type from Waimate NZ (condensed bracketed slab-serif) with a small 'wide-latin'

Print size 320x450mm (SRA3)

Edition of 500

Whilst hunting for a large old wooden 1/2-symbol to print with, I enquired to an old type collector/printer upon where he told me how they used to print one, using a large 1 and a 2 with a piece of wooden rule between. The print evolved from here.

This print celebrates a very English Euphemism for sneaking in a quick beer (half pint).  

Quite possibly one of their more sensible English past-times, especially when partaken during office hours!