Printer's Plate Advertising Dr. Taft's Drug Store Medicine Pharmacy NY Antique

Description

This printing block is incredible and very heavy (6 lbs. 6 oz.).  It measures 12-5/8" tall x 8-7/8" wide x 7/8" thick and is made of wood and copper (not sure if there is an additional layer of metal under the copper).  This is an advertisement for Dr. Taft's Drug Store.  There is a cutout were the printer could insert an address, so I can only assume they had more than one location.  My research says this drug store was in business in the later 1800s and early 1900s.  Locations were in New York, NY, although there may have been others tat didn't turn up in my research.  Copper has a nice patina but does have some green areas that may be corrosion starting.  Screws that hold the plate to the block are rusty.  The last two images were taken from a scanner with one of the images mirrored so you can read some of the text.
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