paul womack wrote:

> So - further to the qualification of "block makers" to "printers' block
makers"
> it seems we must further qualify to "textile printers' block makers".

In my readings of the WONDERFUL British Newspaper Archive,
it seems that "Printers' Block" invariably refers to the wooden
blocks used for textiles, and later for decorative papers
(which we call wallpaper).

So - does anyone know what the prepared pieces of boxwood
used for wood engraving were called?

I am now 95% certain it is not "printing blocks".

  BugBear