More Ben Franklins Needed!

[Dave Hughes]

Frank Romano shows us his collection of Benjamin Franklin-related items:

https://d3a577syzx0or3.cloudfront.net/video/2024-11-frank-franklin.mp4

There's more talks by Frank, on various subjects, here: What They Th!nk

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I have just posted this in the Making a Pressman's Hat - video thread, but thought it would fit here as well

Painting from 1876 by Enoch Wood Perry - 'Young Franklin at the Press' 

Benjamin Franklin wearing a printer's hat.

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There have been many postage stamps honouring Benjamin Franklin but the ones that are of interest I have posted in the Postage Stamps thread. I post them here as well to save anyone trawling through that thread if they want to view the stamps.

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From the Trade cards, Cigarette cards, Labels, Coins etc. thread

Sugar Packet for the American Revolution Bicentennial - Benjamin Franklin



Commemorative medal from 1969      The International Association of Printing House Craftmen, Inc.

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Franklin Printing Press    Smithsonian Institution    Postcard