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Set of 106 printing blocks used by Reeves & Co. Used for printing Reeves stock catalogues. Part of the Reeves collection.
This is a set of 106 printing blocks used by Reeves & Co. Some blocks are copper, rubber and others mounted on wood. They were used for printing Reeves stock catalogues. The blocks came to the museum as part of the Reeves collection.

1 printing block: metal

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: 296 printing blocks, some copper, some rubber, some mounted on wood. Used by Messrs Reeves. // Associated information: Now resorted with other blocks’