Comments on: Mike Henbrey, Collector Of Books, Ephemera & Tools https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 28 May 2025 17:49:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: jonathan philpott https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-1729417 Wed, 28 May 2025 17:49:40 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-1729417 Many of his calipers ended up in an auction house near Soberton Hampshire where I was lucky enough to win the lot, after viewing the images in a different episode I confirmed they were Mike Henbrey’s they have been cleaned and now form part of my collection. Reading his story I feel blessed to have them in my possession what a great man of many interests.

]]> By: David Usborne https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-985184 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:48:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-985184 Was the tool shop mentioned the one in Upper Street and later in Cross Street?
I have many calipers in my collection, some bought there.
Check out http://www.object-ivity.com.

]]> By: Firle SAWYER https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-984270 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 07:50:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-984270 Dear Mike –

What happened to all that hair ?! I remember the drain pipe jeans and your winkle pickers shoes … 😉 !

Unfortunately, Richard passed away a couple of years ago – he had edited Pickwick playing cards (which never took off) and bought The Bookseller towards the end of his life, which didn’t bring him the fame and fortune he had hoped for. Following in the family tradition, he was an active mason.

I’m pretty sure I must have a photo of you somewhere in my wedding photos ! God, that was a long time ago !

My most poignant memory of the old Sawyers was of going down those back stairs to ge to the packing room … it always struck me as something of a dungeon, and that musty smell still haunts me!

With very best wishes, and thanks for bringing up old memories,
Firle

]]> By: Mike https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-983545 Sun, 12 Jul 2015 17:17:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-983545 So good

]]> By: Annie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-982419 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:08:42 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-982419 He seems like a man contented with himself. And a room of one’s own. Filled with books. Possibilities literally endless. An interesting life. Thank you for this, GA.

]]> By: Joan Bailey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-982265 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 21:38:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-982265 Very authentic.

]]> By: Neville Turner https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-982238 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:06:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-982238 A good article of an interesting life as lived in the here and now, well done Mike Hendrey.

]]> By: John McVey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-982184 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:08:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-982184 lovely story, perfectly — and even poetically — tagged :
Cultural Life, Human Life, Literary Life, Market Life

]]> By: ACHIM https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-982152 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:05:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-982152 Yes, my collecting instinct also brought me my own large library — thousands of books I love to live with every day!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Jane Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/09/mike-henbrey-collector-of-books-ephemera-tools/#comment-982141 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 09:42:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=136082#comment-982141 A life of great achievement – a very civilized man.

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