Collection: Antique Copper Printing Plates

How cool is this commercial copper printing plates and printing blocks, dating from 1920. The images are mainly portraits of newsworthy actors and celebrities offering an insight into life at the time. These being used to print off great volumes of newspaper and magazine articles. 

Some of the blocks are still wrapped up in paper from 100 years ago and is intriguing to leave or unwrapped.

Today use these unique plates for a more functional purpose as coasters, trivets for hot or cold dishes. Use as a safe tea light and candle dish. Maybe collect a few as a decorative project as wall tiles. These images will look great with 2/3 of them hanging on your wall or leaning on a shelf. Try them out with non glass frames, create your own unique art collage for your home.