Shortly after I wrote about Charles Frederick Blank I received this email.
Lew....
Hello.... enjoyed your blog on bookplates..in particular the obit. for Charles Blank and the Blank signed Bookplate proof....
I am a barbershop collector and have in my collection the original art work grouping leading to the bookplate.
However I still have yet to find an actual bookplate...
So in the event you ever run across another of these plates I would
be interested in acquiring it... I even talked with Charles Blanks
grandson in hopes of getting one from him..but he would not sell his
extra plate.
Thanks,
Chief Mike
407-496-5319
a little about me..
http://www.peachridgeglass.com/2012/05/chief-mike-barber-shop-art-collectables/
Shaving Kit engraved by Charles F. Blank
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Note from Lew
I contacted Spencer Frazee Charles Blank's great grandson and he was very helpful in sharing information with me.
He has an excellent Face Book page with many images of bookplates.
https://www.facebook.com/Frederick.Charles.Blank/
He also sent this scanned photo of his great grand father.
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An email from Spencer Frazee
Lew,
This may be interesting to you.
Frederick C. Blank is buried less than 2 miles from my house in
Rockville, CT. I actually live in Tolland, CT, but it's still less than
2 miles away. I've since bleached his stone and tidied up the
grave site. Link below includes photos and a little background.
https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Blank&GSfn=Frederick&GSmn=C&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=8&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=33592625&df=all&
Mystery Bookplate
If you recognize this bookplate please contact me.
Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com
Hi,
I saw your awesome blog and thought you might like to see this do you know anything about Shoji?
.PS. it is in a 1936 book on Japanese woodblock prints by P. Neville Barnett which is also cool.
Thanks!
Sean Blanchet
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The Smithsonian has a very impressive digitized research tool.
Here is the link for bookplates. This site should be bookmarked.
