Here, in excellent condition, is an original newspaper-printing block for the title page of the Gettysburg Compiler. It was purchased by John at an undisclosed location in Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Compiler was a Democratic newspaper active during the 19th and 20th Centuries in Gettysburg. The printing portion of the block appears to be made of brass, is 14 ½ inches long by 1 ¾ inches high, and is mounted with 4 screws and 16 nails on a wooden block, which measures 15 ¾ long by 1 ¾ inches wide by approximately 1 inch deep. The printing block has the reversed words "GETTYSBURG COMPILER" with a center motif of the courthouse building, the Gettysburg address monument, and four couples walking along a tree lined street. This piece was identified in John Geiselman's collection to a location not specified.

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The Horse Soldier is pleased to offer a number of items from the John P. Geiselman collection, a collection that was on display for many years at the Geiselman Country Store Museum on Barlow - Two Taverns Road. Geiselman began his collecting as a child in the early 1920s, and during the pre-World II period had access to artifacts that had been purchased earlier at the estate sales of the Trostle, Rogers, Rose, Weikert, and Wentz farms - local properties that figured prominently in the battle and its aftermath. During this period he had access as well to the Hill , Plank, and Stewart collections, and was able to acquire other items that had been sold from turn-of-the-century relics establishments such as the Danner, Ziegler, and Oak Ridge Museums. Furthermore, Geiselman carefully documented most artifacts, and collectors perusing the list will be able to note, in many instances, not only the source of the relic and the date of its recovery, but also the part of the battlefield from which it came. In other words, his collection is the last major grouping of Gettysburg artifacts assembled and documented by a local resident.

This item is on sale for 10% off of the listed price.