With all the electronic set up for our newspapers etc it is interesting to look back and see how our papers were set up in the 50s etc when they used lead blocks for illustrations. In a pile of Ariel parts I bought years ago I found this lead block used in an advertisement of some sort I suppose. I love it and often use it with a ink pad when I send out motorcycle correspondence in a letter – remember letters? They were in reverse of course and I have scanned it to show how it appeared. The second photo shows it reversed as an image to show how it appeared out of the press. It is about an inch thick so quite heavy.
Loss of a stalwart
SAd to record the passing of Joan Coombe in her 102nd year. Joan and her husband Basil came to Mt Gambier c1956 and lived next door to Alex Campbell - they hit it off immediately and it became a very strong family friendship. The Mount Gambier Motor Cycle and Light...