Iconic Old Solid Brass Hourglass Printing Block harpy perhaps in southern Maine

perhaps in southern Maine

20 5/8" long x 7 1/2" tall x 9/16" thick overall

The mix included some pieces by him and some he acquired

with the wood and some of the stones well worn

Iconic Old Solid Brass Hourglass Printing Block harpy perhaps in southern MaineMy attraction to printing blocks is not really related to their printable function; rather, I'm attracted their objecthood and specifically interested in ones bearing text or graphics that have all sorts of resonances. So this excellent old solid brass one bearing a perfectly rendered hourglass, as what is more symbolic, and iconic, than that? (I might lay it on its side in a gesture of trying to slow things down!) Just an excellent small thing, and