Whilst looking at a book I was interested in on Ebay I clicked on the seller's 'other items for sale' button and saw an eclectic mix of antique books and other bits of stuff that might best be described as curios.
One such item was a collection of 18 antique printing blocks with freemasonry connections. Though I have no particular interest in freemasonry, I am interested in printing.
The opening bid was £5 and there were no bids with just less than an hour to go so I tapped in a maximum bid of £15. I won and got them for £5 plus £3:20 p+p....quite a bargain I think. Not sure what I'll do with them, maybe put them on a mantelshelf.
They appear to be engraved copper rivetted onto oak blocks and must have taken an age to make. Unfortunately it's difficult to judge the actual size of the blocks so will haver to await their arrival.
Regards,
Jay.
One such item was a collection of 18 antique printing blocks with freemasonry connections. Though I have no particular interest in freemasonry, I am interested in printing.
The opening bid was £5 and there were no bids with just less than an hour to go so I tapped in a maximum bid of £15. I won and got them for £5 plus £3:20 p+p....quite a bargain I think. Not sure what I'll do with them, maybe put them on a mantelshelf.
They appear to be engraved copper rivetted onto oak blocks and must have taken an age to make. Unfortunately it's difficult to judge the actual size of the blocks so will haver to await their arrival.
Regards,
Jay.