From the seemingly bottomless trove of Adrian Wilson’s typography collections emerges a treasure of handmade metal stamps from the late 19th and early 20th centuries used by the textile manufacturers in Manchester, England.

The Daily Heller: More English Textile Trademark Stamps – PRINT Magazine

He has generously allowed The Daily Heller to revel in his earlier collections for goods and material imported from England’s colonial past. This installment includes a primer on how to make them, from the tools above to the blocks below.

The Daily Heller: More English Textile Trademark Stamps – PRINT Magazine

How to Make a Textile Printer’s Block