I thought some of you might enjoy seeing these.  Picked them up off eBay and luckily, nobody competed with me on the bid!  There are 19 in total.

Pretty cool

I cant quite read the brand name, snap-on?

Looks like Bonney

Yup Bonney.  Apologies for not saying that in the first place!  Now to figure out how to display them................

Could they be displayed somehow with a mirror so you could read them and still see what they are?

 print them out on heavy stock and mount them in a shadow box style frame. a print near each stamp.

what are the size of each one ???

you can still buy ink pads in different colors.

cool find!  Thanks for sharing!

Now you need to find a screw-jack press to print posters from these plates.  Nice get.

Quote from: Bill Houghton on March 17, 2016, 03:35:21 PM
Now you need to find a screw-jack press to print posters from these plates.  Nice get.

I know where he can find a poster press with a complete set of type including wood type but freight on that thing would probably kill him.

Quote from: Aunt Phil on March 17, 2016, 06:07:59 PM

Quote from: Bill Houghton on March 17, 2016, 03:35:21 PM
Now you need to find a screw-jack press to print posters from these plates.  Nice get.

I know where he can find a poster press with a complete set of type including wood type but freight on that thing would probably kill him.

I imagine it would!  I'm going to do some tests at some point, just to see how it turns out.

They have a print museum in Houston.  Lots of great old print machines.

So are those all made from tintype lead? How were they actually made do you suppose?

Quote from: Plyerman on March 18, 2016, 02:57:05 PM
So are those all made from tintype lead? How were they actually made do you suppose?

That would be a question for the experts.  I'm sure someone would know the typical method in the late '40s?

Those are cool as hell no doubt about it.

Google up Ludlow and Monotype and take your choice.