What is this?

[TreasureBoog]

Found this in Lexington, ky. It is made of copper and it has rivet holes near the corners. All the lettering is backwards so I guess this was used for printing of some sort.

 

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[pepperj]

I'd say it was a printing plate also, they sold veterinary liniment.

 

[TreasureBoog]

Do you know if there is a way to tell if it was for labels or newspaper? Also, any idea when this type of printing would have been used? I'd like to date it if possible.

 

[pepperj]

There was two companies running with similar names Tuttle's Elexer out of NY and Tuttle's Elixir Co. out of 19 Beverly St. Boston Mass.

HISTORY OF TUTTLE’S ELEXER: Over a hundred years ago a veterinary surgeon named Dr.S.A. TUTTLE put together natural ingredients in the proper proportion to produce a unique liniment that is just as effective today as it was back in 1872. Dr. Tuttle began with denatured grain alcohol and gum turpentine. These are the solvents that carry the other active ingredients. Two essential oils, camphor and oil
of hemlock, were added for their counterirritant and rubifacient effects. This stimulation of the skin and circulatory system generates natural warmth and delivery of the healing components of the blood.To enhance the effectiveness of these agents, Dr.Tuttle added ox gall, an ingredient with specific types of activity found exclusively in Tuttle’s ELEXER. Ox Gall is a unique ingredient that contains sodium salts of glycocholic and taurocholic acids and lecithin as key components.Glycocholic acid and taurocholic acids are powerful biological detergents that act to solubilize fats, and lecithin is a naturally occurring compound that acts as an emulsifier, stabilizer, antioxidant, lubricant and dispersant. This combination with the alcohol and other ingredients in Tuttle’s ELEXER makes it an excellent emulsifier of oil, grease and dirt for cleansing the affected area, particularly when mixed into a water solution. Tuttle’s ELEXER has been used by horse trainers in the U.S. since 1872. Manufactured from Dr. S.A. Tuttle’s original formula, there is no other preparation like it.

The market price today is $4.50 for a container so the printing plate reads $2.00 so it couldn't be too old.

 

[Bramblefind]

This looks like it may be the same ad in a harness racing magazine from 1975. I could only get part of it to show - snippet view in Google books.

 

[doublet2a]

Flipped it for ya..

Tim

 

[jewelerguy]

old print block plate. they are made of lead with a copper plating on the printing surface. they were attached to a wooden block by tiny nails. back from the day when all newspaper print and ads had to be individually hand set before printing.

 

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Hello Boog,

It's an ad plate and it's post 1963, due to the zip code on the address.

 

[ecam1495]

Cool find, preety unique

 

[TreasureBoog]

Thank you all for the info! I thought it was really old but I'd rather know the truth and you guys sound like you know. I just joined but I'm already glad to have this community as a resource! Thanks again