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Printers Collection

Background imagePrinters Collection: Home of Judith Quiney (Shakespeares daughter), Stratford

Home of Judith Quiney (Shakespeares daughter), Stratford
The Home of Judith Quiney (1585-1662) (Shakespeares daughter) in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1903

Background imagePrinters Collection: Graca & Cos stall - Hong Kong

Graca & Cos stall - Hong Kong - important printers and vendors of postcards, stamps and stationary. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePrinters Collection: Brochure cover, chocolate box designs

Brochure cover, chocolate box designs
Brochure cover in blue, black and gold, chocolate box designs, Statue Series of box tops, Geo. H. Harrison & Sons, Statue Printing Works, Leeds, and Sentinel House, Southampton Row, London. Date: 1930

Background imagePrinters Collection: Specimens of type, Leadenhall Press, London

Specimens of type, Leadenhall Press, London
Specimens of type from The Leadenhall Press, Ltd, 50 Leadenhall Street, London EC. circa 1900

Background imagePrinters Collection: Beirut, Lebanon - Souk-et-Gamil

Beirut, Lebanon - Souk-et-Gamil - with clothes stalls and shops and at the end the premices of the producers of this card! Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Pages from a book of textile samples, annotated by hand with

Pages from a book of textile samples, annotated by hand with
One of two quarter-bound merchanting pattern books for the R. Dalglish Falconer Company Ltd of Manchester and Glasgow, put together between c.1887 and 1894

Background imagePrinters Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Printers Plant

WW2 Christmas Card, Printers Plant
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration titled Printers Plant, shows an interior scene of military figures at rest. Date: circa 1939

Background imagePrinters Collection: Cunard Ocean Liners - collection of postcards

Cunard Ocean Liners - collection of postcards
Cunard Ocean Liner - collection of postcards, many in printer's original wrappers. Lines include RMS QE2, RMS Sylvania, RMS Franconia. Date: 20th century

Background imagePrinters Collection: Ancient printing office

Ancient printing office with people at work

Background imagePrinters Collection: Candlestick telephone, 1920s printer's block

Candlestick telephone, 1920s printer's block Date: 1920s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Telephone, printer's block

Telephone, printer's block Date: 1934

Background imagePrinters Collection: Large detached house

Large detached house - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Semi-detached houses

Semi-detached houses - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Detached house

Detached house - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Estate agent sign boards

Estate agent sign boards
Estate Agent Sign Boards, For Sale, To Let - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Bungalow

Bungalow - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Art Deco house

Art Deco house
Art Deco House - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Dog begging for meal - 1950s printer's block

Dog begging for meal - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Pekingese dog - 1950s printer's block

Pekingese dog - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Easter chick hatching from egg - 1950s printer's block

Easter chick hatching from egg - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Cartoon style rabbit with egg - 1950s printer's block

Cartoon style rabbit with egg - 1950s printer's block
Cartoon style rabbit with large egg - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Cartoon style rabbit - 1950s printer's block

Cartoon style rabbit - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Dog playing with a ball - 1950s printer's block

Dog playing with a ball - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Bulldog's head - 1950s printer's block

Bulldog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Dog and cat - 1950s printer's block

Dog and cat - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Dog's head in profile - 1950s printer's block

Dog's head in profile - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Shaggy dog's head - 1950s printer's block

Shaggy dog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Terrier dog's head - 1950s printer's block

Terrier dog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Alsatian dog's head - 1950s printer's block

Alsatian dog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Dog's head - 1950s printer's block

Dog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Spaniel's head - 1950s printer's block

Spaniel's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Dog in profile - 1950s printer's block

Dog in profile - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Spaniel puppy - 1950s printer's block

Spaniel puppy - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Collie dog - 1950s printer's block

Collie dog - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Cat's head - 1950s printer's block

Cat's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Cat by a fire - 1950s printer's block

Cat by a fire - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Alsatian dog - 1950s printer's block

Alsatian dog - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinters Collection: L. Ponsford & Co Advertisement

L. Ponsford & Co Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for L. Ponsford & Co, makers of printers blocks in half-tone and line, showing a girl, picking the pocket of a distracted man who is reading in a work building

Background imagePrinters Collection: W. C. Penfold & Co Advertisement

W. C. Penfold & Co Advertisement
Advertisement for William Clark Penfold & Co Ltd, printers, stationers and artist suppliers. The image simply portrays an artist at work, with all the useful equipment he needs to do so

Background imagePrinters Collection: Members of NUTGW campaigning

Members of NUTGW campaigning
Members of NUTGW (National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers), NATSOPA (National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants)

Background imagePrinters Collection: POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). La calavera

POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). La calavera del editor popular Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (The calavera of popular editor Antonio Vanegas Arroyo)

Background imagePrinters Collection: London Evening News final issue

London Evening News final issue
Printworkers show the final issue of the London Evening News before its merger with rival newspaper the Evening Standard. The first issue had appeared on 26 July 1881

Background imagePrinters Collection: Exterior of the publishing office of The Illustrated London News

Exterior of the publishing office of The Illustrated London News, at 198 Strand on the corner with Milford Lane London. When it was first established the weekly news magazine was publishing every

Background imagePrinters Collection: E Matis, printers, Rue Nationale, Marchiennes, France, publishers of calendars

E Matis, printers, Rue Nationale, Marchiennes, France, publishers of calendars and other items Date: early 20th century

Background imagePrinters Collection: The Coronation Stone - Kingston upon Thames

The Coronation Stone - Kingston upon Thames
circa 1910s

Background imagePrinters Collection: Photograph of Printers Arms, Kennington, London

Photograph of Printers Arms, Kennington, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1913

Background imagePrinters Collection: Literary and artistic contributors to the charitable magazine, Printers Pie

Literary and artistic contributors to the charitable magazine, Printers Pie, lined up for a photograph during a dinner given by W. Hugh Spottiswoode at the Savoy

Background imagePrinters Collection: An old printer sits in an armchair contemplating the fact that modernisation has made him

An old printer sits in an armchair contemplating the fact that modernisation has made him redundant. An appropriate illustration for Printers Pie which was a charitable magazine published by The



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