Lot # 67: Large Collection Of Original Sports-Related Photographic Printing Plates & Blocks

Starting Bid: $150.00

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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2017 Ringside and Premier Auction",
which ran from 11/9/2017 4:44 AM to
11/26/2017 10:12 AM



Spectacular collection of dozens of glass printing plates and blocks all sports-related depicting teams individual athletes headshots and action photos. Some are simple glass printing plates others are wood-backed printing blocks clearly used by some sort of publisher possibly a newspaper or magazine. An inordinate amount of the photos appear to depict teams or players from Pennsylvania though none are recognizable leading us to speculate that perhaps the collection comes from a manufacturer of athletic programs or yearbooks. Regardless this is a spectacular collection perfect for a collector who desires to do research into amateur teams or simply a group of decorative printing blocks and glass printing plates for a turn-of-the-century sports photography display. Either way this is a collection like we have never seen before easily 20 to 30 pounds of glass plates and wood blocks harkening back to a time when printing was a craft that required manual labor and incredible skill. Please note that shipping costs for this are likely to be higher than typical because of the weight of the components though we would be happy to have a winning bidder pick them up in our office to avoid shipping.

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