TYPE: Printing Pieces
DIMENSIONS: Box Size approx., 17 3/8" x 9 1/4”
COMPONENTS: -box of Chinese lead and copper type
-photo of descendant
NOTES: Exceptionally rare and original.
LANGUAGE
Chinese
ITEM ID: 3815
Box with Copper and Lead Chinese Characters
DATE
Decade: 1800s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)
Box filled with copper and lead Chinese characters, from the first Chinese printer in Colonial Spain’s Cuba who most likely would have brought this from China when emigrating to Cuba. Photo shown of descendant Chinese print shop owner. Incredibly rare piece with great craftsmanship, with the metal printing pieces made of copper and likely lead notched together. Each piece represents a word in Chinese, a number of which are no longer in use today.
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