Early political cuts feature some classic images that include Presidents, American Eagles, Early Old Glory Flags, Lady Liberty, Voting Stamps, and much more. The block featured above is a 19th century graphic with George Washington above the American Flag and Shield. The text reads: For God and Home and Country. It measures 2” x 2 ½” and is Type-High (.918 inches). An early cut with an electrotype copper face mounted on a hardwood base.


This cut features a large Bald Eagle with wings extended in flight. The Eagle is in front of a 32 star American Flag. This Flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th, 1858, after the admission of our 32nd State, Minnesota. The 32 star flag was our official flag for only one year. This large block measures 3 15/16” x 1 ½” and is Type-High (.918 inches). An early cut with an electrotype copper face mounted on a hardwood base.


A recently fired Civil War era cannon sits in front of a 33 Star American Flag. A beautiful cut with a foundry identification stamp on one side from Johnson Foundry, Philla. Actually the foundry mark of MacKellar, Smiths and Jordan, who called the foundry "The Johnson Foundry" out of affection for the former owner, L. Johnson. Years of operation: 1867 – 1892. The 33 Star flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th, 1861, after the admission of our 33rd State, Oregon. This flag was used for only two years and was one of the flags used during President Abraham Lincoln’s term. It measures 2 1/16” x 2 3/16” and is Type-High (.918 inches). An early cut with an electrotype copper face mounted on a hardwood base.


This fine cut features Uncle Sam in his Old Glory tuxedo and top hat. He is standing and presenting something off to one side. This is a classic graphic that features one of our most beloved USA symbols. It measures 19/16” x 2 15/16” and is Type-High (.918 inches). An early cut with an electrotype copper face mounted on a hardwood base.


This exceptional foundry type block features a 19th century patriotic Lady Liberty. Original 19th century piece with a very detailed design of another of our most beloved USA symbols. It’s a very heavy foundry alloy block with an electrotype copper face. It has a foundry stamp on the face from Farmer, Little and Co. This was an early foundry in New York that operated from 1862 to 1892. This is a very beautiful and rare block.



A large block that features a detailed Bald Eagle with sixteen stars in the background. It is holding arrows in the talons of one of its feet and an olive branch or wheat in the other. The banner underneath the Eagle reads: E Pluribus Unum, which translates from Latin to: Out of Many, One. This motto has been on the seal of the United States since 1776. It measures 4 1/8” x 1 ¾”and is Type-High (.918 inches). An early cut with an electrotype copper face mounted on a hardwood base.


An early 42 star Old Glory USA flag blowing in the breeze. The 42 star flag never became an official USA flag. Many were made in preparation for July 4, 1890. However Idaho was admitted to the union on July 3, 1890 and made the 42 star flag obsolete, before it was even recognized as the official flag. This block measures 2 1/16” x 1 7/8”and is Type-High (.918 inches). An early cut with an electrotype copper face mounted on a hardwood base. It has a foundry identification stamp on one side from A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co., Chicago, years of operation unknown.


A large block that features the cracked Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell was cast in the Whitechapel Foundry in the East End of London and sent to the building currently known as Independence Hall, then the Pennsylvania State House, in 1752. It was an impressive looking bell, 12 feet in circumference around the lip with a 44-pound clapper. Inscribed at the top was part of a Biblical verse from Leviticus, "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof." The bell received its famous crack on its first use. Even with the crack, the bell was still used to call the Pennsylvania Assembly to order from 1753 until 1777. It measures 2 5/16” x 3 5/16”and is Type-High (.918 inches). A 20th century cut with a metal alloy face mounted on a hardwood base.


A finely detailed cut that features a cemetery marker created by the Ancient Order of Foresters in America. The graphics include a Bald Eagle at the top with two early American flags on either side. In the center is the wildlife that represented the Foresters in America. This block measures 1 ½” x 1 7/16”and is Type-High (.918 inches). An early cut with an electrotype copper face mounted on a hardwood base. It has a foundry identification stamp on one side from Campbell and Co., Toledo, Ohio. Years of operation: Unknown – believed to be the Ironton Foundry, destroyed by fire in 1876. John and Hiram Campbell originally constructed the building in 1850.


A gorgeous patriotic banner or page header. It features the Lady Liberty holding the Scales of Justice. She also holds a sword pointed to a USA Shield flanked by Eagles on either side. It measures 2 7/8” x 3 1/16”and is Type-High (.918 inches). An early 20th century cut with an electrotype copper face mounted on a hardwood base.