'X Marks The Spot' - Letterpress Print

A bold, hand-printed letterpress print celebrating London’s Leyton (E10 postcode), perfect for lovers of vintage typography and urban history. This work references the Borough of Waltham Forest, with a Roman numeral X for 10 and a colour-pop on the ‘E’ of THE for East. A Bold Print made with a heavily-deteriorating wooden ‘X’ 30cm tall (that’s 850 points in printer speak or 12-Line wood type).

The print is made with a heavily-deteriorating wooden ‘X’ 30cm tall, rescued from an old pastor-printer in Bournemouth in 2018. He purchased the type from a defunct ‘Lion Publishing’ in Southwark, London in the 1970s. Pieces of glued paper or ‘Make Ready’ on the reverse of the blocks reference Skegness, adding to its mysterious origins. Note The 'X' had to be repaired and the print may not have the same level of distress as pictured, if stock printed with distressed 'X' remains, it wil be supplied until depleted, in the first instance.

Printed alongside is a very small wood fount (48pt size) Gill Sans or similar, made by Frederick Ullmer, London. Missing letters were recreated by a woodtype maker in Wales during lockdown. eXcellent Stuff! A unique and collectible print that captures the character of vintage letterpress printing.