Wayside Mews Collectables

Description

The Distinguished Lithographer, Bernhard Dondorf - Type Founder of Leipzig, Original Proofs of The Circle Machine and Line and Wave Machine. Plus 'The Rose Engine' and Medallion Copying Machine. These Machines where used in the printing of Bank Notes and Security Printing.

A pencil note from von.Dondorf stating 'Proofs of the Medallion Copying Machine'

Holtzapffel & Co., 64 Charing Cross, London printed address. Holtzapffel engineered The Medallion Copying Machine, Rose Engine and Wavy Line Machine.

8 Plates of which 5 have been translated by Dondorf.

Plus Proofs of Bank Note Security for Coutts & Co., Royal Bank of Scotland and Banco Nacional de Costa Rica.

3 Engraved Chalk Cards with drawings and instructions on the reverse.
An Engraved Stanhope & Tyne Rail Road Company Security printed specimen. The Stanhope & Tyne Rail Road Company founded in 1834.

von Bernhard Dondorf is also very famous for his Playing Card Publishing Company which founded in Frankfurt in 1833.


A Very Rare Collection of Proofs and Specimens relating to banking and security printing history.