70/261/1-22

A set of rubber stamps which came with some printing blocks. The larger stamps are inscribed ‘The Rubber Stamp Co. Broad St. Birmingham'
This is a set of rubber stamps which came with some printing blocks. There are 21 in the box. The larger stamps are inscribed ‘The Rubber Stamp Co. Broad St. Birmingham'

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) – ‘ Rubber stamps // Industries // Reeves // Description: A set of rubber stamps which came with the printing blocks. There are 21 in the box. Inscription: on larger ones. ‘The Rubber Stamp Co. Broad St. Birmingham' // part of the Reeves collection’

Birmingham