THEY TRIED TO STEAL HIS WARES. NOw you can steal

a Deal.

Barnaby Bric-a-Brac keeps knowledge the Kingdom couldn't steal — and every rare find he sells you is one more nail in their coffin.

MY BEST TREASURE

PERUSE THE BACKSHELVES

RARE FIND

FROM HOB'S BACK SHELF

RULER OF SINOPE

A hooded academic, a wall of microphones, and one word that says it all. Ink-on-paper woodblock print, framed in pine.

$35.00

SIZE

21x29.7 cm / 8x12" 27x35 cm / 11x14″

FRAME

White frame Wood frame Dark wood frame Black frame

ASSEMBLY

Ready-to-hang Not assembled

CLAIM IT — ADD TO CART

Not for the faint of heart. Ships framed, ready to hang.

THE FINE PRINT, INKED IN FULL

WHAT YOU'RE GETTING

Four frames to choose from — white, natural pine, dark wood, or blackout. Each is real durable pine, 20–25mm thick and 10–14mm wide, cut square and sober. Shatterproof plexiglass sits over the print so nothing bites through the glass. Pick the one that matches your walls, or the one that matches your temperament.

Arrives ready to hang — hanging kit included, string strung, nothing left to your imagination. Or choose it unassembled and receive it in pieces, if you're the sort who enjoys suffering. Both ship flat and secure. Only one of them makes you swear at a hardware store.

Fifteen sizes, measured in inches for the US and Canada and in centimetres for everywhere else — starting at 21x29.7 cm / 8x12″ and climbing until it dominates the room. Measure your wall before you commit. Curios have a habit of looking smaller in the listing than they do once they're watching you from across the parlour.

Printed on heavyweight 200 gsm (80 lb) white matte paper, 0.22 mm thick, with a smooth non-reflective finish that swallows glare instead of throwing it back at you. FSC-certified stock or equivalent, archival inks laid down to hold their ground for decades. This one won't fade, curl, or quietly forget what it was. Built to outlast you, frankly.

Printed and shipped on demand — no minimum orders, no warehouse full of unsold ghosts. Each piece is boxed flat and braced at the corners for the journey. Once it's on your wall, keep it out of direct sun and wipe the plexiglass with a dry cloth. No solvents, no water, no bargaining with it after dark. Treat it well and it'll behave.

WHISPERS FROM THOSE WHO DARED

THEY CAME BACK FOR MORE

"Hung the ruler over my desk and swear he watches me miss deadlines. The print is dead sharp, the frame's solid, and the whole thing has a mood no big-box store could fake. Unsettling. Perfect."

MARGOT V.

REPEAT OFFENDER

VERIFIED CURIO HUNTER

"Stumbled into Hob's shop looking for nothing in particular and left with something I can't stop looking at. The whole place feels like it's daring you to buy. I obliged. No regrets — mostly."

D. THORNE

FOUND THE BACK ALLEY

"Bought the poster half as a joke. It's the only thing on my wall guests comment on — usually nervously. The paper's heavy, the ink is deep, and it does not blend in. That was the point."

CALLUM R.

STILL NOT SLEEPING