125.00€
RARE GREEK INDUSTRIAL PRINTING BLOCK – “Η ΝΙΚΗ” LEATHER FACTORY, ATHENS
A fascinating original piece of Greek industrial and printing history.
This vintage metal printing cliché / printing block, mounted on its original solid wooden base, carries the emblem and name of the historic Greek leather manufacturer:
«ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΑ ΔΕΡΜΑΤΩΝ Η ΝΙΚΗ Α.Ε. – ΑΘΗΝΑΙ»
The metal matrix features a highly detailed winged Nike figure, together with the company’s lettering and decorative frame.
As visible in the photographs, the lettering and design are reversed/mirrored, confirming its function as a traditional printing matrix. Such blocks were used with printing presses to reproduce designs, company names, stationery, labels and other printed material.
The combination of the classical Nike figure, Greek lettering and industrial construction makes this an especially unusual surviving piece of 20th-century Greek commercial and printing history.
Details:
• Original vintage printing cliché / printing block
• Greek leather industry – “Η ΝΙΚΗ Α.Ε.”
• Athens, Greece
• Winged Nike emblem
• Reversed lettering for printing
• Metal relief plate on wooden block
• Approx. dimensions: 11 × 8.5 × 2 cm
• Original vintage patina
• Excellent overall vintage condition considering its age
A wonderful object for collectors of Greek industrial history, antique printing equipment, typography, letterpress, advertising history, Greek ephemera and unusual vintage industrial objects.
It would also make a striking display piece in a studio, library, office or collection of historical printing artifacts.
Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description and show the original condition and patina of the object.
