Rocking Blotter
ca. 1920 (made)
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The blotter has the form of a curved block of wood around which blotting paper can be secured. It has a flat top with a ridged, rectangular handle at the centre, all made of brass with a 'hammered' surface.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood with brass mount |
| Brief description | Rocking blotter, wood with brass mount, made by Hagenauer Werkstätte, Vienna, ca. 1920. |
| Physical description | The blotter has the form of a curved block of wood around which blotting paper can be secured. It has a flat top with a ridged, rectangular handle at the centre, all made of brass with a 'hammered' surface. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'HAGENAUER WIEN' (Stamped on one end of the brass top.) |
| Object history | The blotter is part of a set with CIRC.400-1975 and CIRC.401-1975. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.402 to A-1975 |
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| Record created | January 10, 2008 |
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