Printing block

A printing block for bookplates for the Cadets' Library at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Inscription: 'CADET'S LIBRARY, 'ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, OSBORNE.' The plate depicts ships and boats through the ages, a propeller and a torpedo. Signed: 'C.Eldred 1904.' A paper label on the back is inscribed: 'Librarian C.H. Livesey M.A., M.S.E. 1903-1921.'

Object Details

ID: REL0717
Collection: Relics
Type: Printing Block
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Eldred, Charles E.
Date made: 1904
People: Royal Naval College, Osborne; Royal Naval College, Osborne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 22 mm x 98 mm x 63 mm