2009/65/253

Printing block used by the engineering company John Gordon & Co. maker of coffee machinery. 'Blaikie Brothers Abderdeen'.
This printing block was used by the engineering company John Gordon & Co. John Gordon & Co manufactured coffee machinery, including coffee peelers and pulpers. This wooden block, thought to be from an 1898 catalogue issue, shows the 'Blaikie Brothers Abderdeen'. It is thought to date from the late-nineteenth century.

1 printing block: metal

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Printing Blocks from the Engineering Company John Gordon. // Acquired in 1994 along with wider archives. Retrospectively accessioned in 2009.', John Gordon Printing Blocks List - '2009 / 65 / 253 / Description: Blaikie Brothers Aberdeen / Date Catalogue: 1898? / Block No.: / Box No.: JG005 / Location: F4/3/6.'

1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Late-nineteenth century