John Bull Printing outfit type things...do they exist ?

[MaryAnnSingleton]

I always had one of these as a child and loved them - the black watery spongy inkpad and trying to set the rubber type with tweezers. Can anyone recommend something similar available these days ?

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i think i have sonmething like that but i bought it about 1993 for art work

are you sure your memory isnt playing tricks...they are not for the fainthearted are they

the most frustrating thing on earth

did you have a britains floral garden too

no I didn't - what was that ? I had plasticraft kit too !

oh flowerbeds with holes in into which you placed individual flowers with a special tool, made greenhouses from individual plastic elements and trees onto which you attached each leaf

they knew how to keepo kids busy

oh I'd've liked one !

NOt quite the same, but alphabet stamps?

thanks JackieNo, but not quite what I was thinking of !

I had one of those! Took bloomin' ages to set up a sentence and print it!
Think kids all do PowerPoint presentations instead these days.

ebay

No, I know. I had the John Bull one too.

Olive's garden sounds like the britain's floral garden thing (I know you're not really after that though).

thanks zippi - silly me, I was thinking vaguely of ebay too

I was just about to suggest ebay too - had found one on there.

I think I saw one at Cox & Cox? www.coxandcox.co.uk/

Well spotted Cranmorefifi - here. Out of stock till 'mid July' though, but we're pretty much there, aren't we.

thank you - perfect, expensive but perfect !!

I bought thid one from Cox and cox. Not as nice as you have to print individually but not as expensive either

have bookmarked both - many thanks