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Title: Industrial Education Magazine
Year: 1910 (1910s)
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Publisher: Peoria
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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face, becausesome designs look better if the grain of thelinoleum shows in the print. Select a pine block, plane and trim it tothe dimensions of the design, make allow-ance for the thickness of the linoleum, sothat the block with the linoleum glued onit will be type high or 11-12 in. After Block-Printed Poster by High SchoolStudents Care should be taken to protect the surfaceof the linoleum from scratches and dents. In transferring the design to the linole-um, the original drawing is traced on asheet of transparent paper, which is re-versed, and with a sheet of carbon papertraced on the top of the linoleum. Thepaper may be fastened to the linoleum withthumb tacks to prevent it from movingwhile the tracing is being don?. The hektograph method is a very suc-cessful method of transfer. The lines ofthe original design are first gone over withthe hektograph ink. As it takes a numberof hours for the hektograph ink to dry onthe tracing paper, there is usually ample LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTING 11
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* A Proof From Each of the Blocks of a Five-Color Print.Also a Proof of the Complete Print 12 MANUAL TRAINING MAGAZINE time to trace a large design, and transfer itto the linoleum block before it is dry.Place the inky side down on the linoleum;lay a damp piece of blotter paper on thetracing; and apply strong pressure, usingclamps, or some of the present methods ofpressure. In a few minutes the tracingmay be removed, and the block is ready tobe carved. An excellent transfer can beobtained without the use of the tracingmaterial. When printing in colors from linoleumblocks, a separate block is required for eachcolor in the design, as shown by the pageof illustrations. Thru the use of themethod explained below an almost perfectregister may be obtained in the printing ofmany colors: First, a key block should be carved.After this has been done it may be lockedup for the platten press, and a good sharpimpression taken on the tympon on thepress. It should then be inspected, and anyalterations

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