70/288/1-77

77 blocks, copper mounted on wood showing assorted agricultural material manufactured by Reeves. These printing blocks are currently missing.

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 blocks // Industries // Reeves // Description:77 blocks, copper mounted on wood showing assorted agricultural material manufactured by Reeves. // Now resorted with other blocks from Reeves’