Two small blocks that have been bound together by rope. They look as if they are supposed to fit together in the way that they are bound. The block on top does not appear to have any detail at all, it is completely black except for a few bumps, which look like they are nails used to hold the etching into place. The bottom block has an eagle on it, which has a panel on either side of it. The panel on the left contains a picture of some sort, although it is impossible to tell what it is. The panel on the right contains text which is too small to read. The wood block is considerably dirty.

Donated by John Damianos. The printing block was used in a linotype printing machine. Linotype presses allowed for the casting of entire lines to be printed at a time. Linotype printing was eventually succeeded by lithograph printing and computer typesetting during the 1960's and 1970's. This printing block was used by the Chicago-based, Greek Art Printing Company that was owned and operated by Aristotle Damianos. The Greek Art Printing Company was responsible for the printing of a wide range of materials, including wedding invitations, invoices, flyers, programs, letterhead, etc., for Greek businesses, organizations, institutions, and individuals in the Chicago area, and elsewhere.

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