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2025
Well this year, I've set the goal of adding something here and my ETSY shop every week ... Let's see if I can keep it going.
January 2025
- Ever popular when I can get them, letterpress trays (I only use old ones that can no longer be used by printers) - Letterpress trays for displays.
- Cleaned up, oiled and waxed scratch-built vintage toolbox - Scratch-built tool box.
- Repurposed vintage film cannister creating a candle stand - Film can candle holder.
- Vintage index card cabinet on Dansette legs to create a small sidetable - Index card drawer side table. - SOLD
- Vintage Tennis racket press frame, refashioned to become a notepad and pencil holder.
- Another Tennis racket press frame, this time refashioned in to a small wall hanging mirror.
2022/3/4
Well, I was making and selling stuff, and somehow never got round to updating my website ... Never realised it was so long! 2025 will be different.
2021 News
Vintage card/paper corner cutter needs a new home
So sadly clearing some of my letterpress items that I have decided don't fit in with my future plans, and this beautiful old card and paper corner cutter is up for grabs if you are quick. It is a vintage beast, must be early 20th Century and does need good clean,but it is working and the blade is fine.
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Outdoor Ladder Plant Stands
So what to do I do with an old wooden ladder that is damaged and no longer safe ...I repurpose it in to a number of plant stands for your garden. Could this be the start of a new line of products? I hate throwing things out, but my old wooden ladder had just run out of life ... Read more
Victorian Dark Wood Stool
How I restored this eautiful round topped, turned legs dark finished Victorian wooden stool. Read more
Vintage Church Collections Donations Box
Very strong and sturdy old lockable donations box ~ Great as a swear box, Christmas savings box, general savings box ... Vintage Church Donations Box
Artists Paint Brush Holders
These have been selling well so have been out scouring auctions for some old damaged wood planes that I can bring a new life to ... Read more
Cole & Son Wallpaper Samples
Lovely collection of hand screenprinted wallpaper samples in this Cole & Son samples pack, 25 sheets A4 to A3 covering diferent themes.
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Cut-down Letterpress Trays
Bringing broken full-size letterpress trays back to a life ... Amongst my collection of letterpress trays I have several that have damage. Some have severe woodworm to one end, some have simply been abused and are broken in parts ... read more
French Vintage Handmade Bag
French grandmothers inheritance unwanted by my children, so there it goes on ETS ... read more
Vintage "Star Type" Wooden Crate
Hidden amongst a recent buying spree, a vintage Star Type letterpress crate used to supply type? What do you think ... read more
2020 News
Redesigned Print Drying Racks
I have been refining how I make my print drying racks. This new method makes everything more secure with no chance of any prints ending up on the floor ... Click Here
Craft Hobby Storage and Artist's Paintbrush Holders
So rather than throw away these old wood planes that were passed their use, I've repurposed them in to useful holders for artists, craftspeople and hobbyists ... Read more
Unusual Pen Holders!
Repurposed Lawn Bowls ball in to Pen holder. So have been adding items to my ETSY shop, and at one of my local auctions I came across some old Lawn Bowls balls, but sitting there in the corner of my kitchen the idea came to make them in to pen or pencil holders ... Read more
Selling off John Haddon & Co Composing Stick
Been buying letterpress lots at auctions the last few months to build up my own workshop - selling off some "extras" ... Read more
Launched my ETSY shop
January - So the selling vintage part of my plan has started. Have just spent several hours setting up (and learning how to) my ETSY shop ... Read more
2019 News
The bug has me - bought a Model No 3 Press
October - Wanting to print larger than the Ajax can handle, found and bought a heavy duty Model No 3 press ... Read more
Bought an Ajax Flatbed Press
August - It's taken many decades, but I'm going back to one of my first "loves", letterpress printing. Found this lovely small Ajax flatbed to start with .... Read more