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70/259/1-84
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Description
This is a set of 84, printing blocks used by various manufacturers. The blocks are all unmounted copper and would have been used to print catalogues. The blocks came to the museum as part of the Reeves collection.
Physical description
1 printing block: metal
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 March 2014 – The Reeves Collection was donated by R. & J. Reeves and Son Ltd. of Bratton Iron Works near Westbury, Wiltshire. The firm, which manufactured agricultural machinery, was well-established by 1849, and went into final receivership in 1970, when the Collection was donated to MERL. Bratton Iron Works was demolished in 1973. A detailed list of all of the objects in the Collection can be found in the accession file for 70/235. Records relating to the firm can be found in the MERL Archives, reference TR REE., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘ Printing Block // Industries // Reeves // Description: 115 blocks from Gouer & Co via Messrs. Unmounted copper’
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