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Original Wood Carved Carnival Midway Poster Letterpress

$9,500per set
£7,263.26per set
€8,365.80per set
CA$13,312.41per set
A$14,862.06per set
CHF 7,787.49per set
MX$181,926.16per set
NOK 98,901.26per set
SEK 93,251.33per set
DKK 62,434.85per set
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About the Item

Set of three original hand-carved letterpress made by the Neal Walters Poster Company. Fantastic carnival midway scene. Games, carnival rides and acrobats. Carved with incredible detail, please see photos. The colors are the original ink used during the three color posted printing process. Circus and carnival letterpress are quite rare items. Most were destroyed after printing run so competing printers could not copy the images. Please note the dimensions are for each letterpress.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 53.5 in (135.89 cm)Width: 42 in (106.68 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 3
  • Style:
    Folk Art (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1930s
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: U1204178734684

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