There seems to be a fair amount of letterpress type to be had on eBay, and much of it seems to be in gloriously good shape, such as this example from Flickr user h. wren:
![metal letterpress type blocks](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2338/2234536811_f1344c1caf_d.jpg)
I think I'd have a hard time justifying the purchase of letterpress type to Valerie, even if it is one of my favorites :-)
(That would be Gill Sans, in case somebody looks at this page long after the eBay auction is gone.)
![metal letterpress type blocks](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2338/2234536811_f1344c1caf_d.jpg)
I think I'd have a hard time justifying the purchase of letterpress type to Valerie, even if it is one of my favorites :-)
(That would be Gill Sans, in case somebody looks at this page long after the eBay auction is gone.)