✅ SOLVED A Historically Interesting Whatsit Or Just A Doorstop?

[diggummup]

It weighs 9 pounds 12 ounces. It is 5.5" tall, 6.75" long and 3" thick. Solid stone type material? Antique printing on the front and back. Numbers on each end, 92 in black on one end and what looks like 39 or 89 underlined on the other in red. I have examined the print on here and one photo says Ohio Farmer on the front of the building. There are two very tiny printed rectangles that say "Liberty Linseed Oil Co." on them. I can find a few newspaper references from the mid 1800's to around 1900 relating to that name. Who knows if the piece even has anything to do with the company? Maybe not. Exactly, what is this thing? What purpose does it serve other than being a good doorstop? Here are the pics...

 

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[villagenut]

No idea but I really like it.

 

[diggingthe1]

It is a lithograph stone used in printing. You can look them up on ebay. Some are collectable. Yours is in good shape. Nice find!

 

[vhs07]

I never knew they used stone printing blocks until now
Thats what I like about this site, I'm always learning
something new,

 

[diggingthe1]

It is made of limestone and is reusable. It uses a greasy medium which holds the ink.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Could this have been used in the publication of The Ohio Farmer magazine/newspaper?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ohio_Farmer_(newspaper)

 

[Mackaydon]

One clue was the words are written backwards.
Don....

 

[Obsessive]

That's really neat... I didn't know about stone printing blocks either. Where did you find it or how did you acquire it?

 

[diggummup]

It is a lithograph stone used in printing. You can look them up on ebay. Some are collectable. Yours is in good shape. Nice find!

Thank you! Not bad for a buck. I had no idea about these things, now I know. Now to figure out what some of the scenes are.

 

[diggummup]

That's really neat... I didn't know about stone printing blocks either. Where did you find it or how did you acquire it?

Urban treasure hunting... estate sale yesterday

 

[WannaDig3687]

Thank you! Not bad for a buck. I had no idea about these things, now I know. Now to figure out what some of the scenes are.

Two of them look similar to the state of Ohio seal.



And the validus may may have had something to do with this company


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[bradyboy]

very cool. learning something everyday here

 

[diggummup]

Could this have been used in the publication of The Ohio Farmer magazine/newspaper?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ohio_Farmer_(newspaper)

That's not a bad guess.

Two of them look similar to the state of Ohio seal.

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And the validus may may have had something to do with this company


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The Validus company hasn't been around long enough. I knew I'd seen that "seal" before. I'm wondering whether it has something to do with the original Ohio Farmers Insurance Company which began in 1848.

 

[WannaDig3687]

That's not a bad guess.



The Validus company hasn't been around long enough. I knew I'd seen that "seal" before. I'm wondering whether it has something to do with the original Ohio Farmers Insurance Company which began in 1848.

i did find a history page on Ohio farmers insurance and the farmer on the fence is shown on one of the policies. I can’t get it copied to here though.

 

[WannaDig3687]

If you want me to, I can work on this. I know a few farmers and insurance people. It may take a few days.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Here's the link. I guess another possibility is that these could have been used by the insurance company.

http://www.rfrajola.com/Liebson3/Liebson3.pdf

 

[diggummup]

Here's the link. I guess another possibility is that these could have been used by the insurance company.

http://www.rfrajola.com/Liebson3/Liebson3.pdf

Thanks, that's it. It's called "The old man on the fence" logo, adopted in 1879.

 

[diggummup]

One clue was the words are written backwards.
Don....

except this one ...