Those other little bits and pieces you might need
ERASERS ("normal" ones just will not work)
MASKING TAPE (stops your paper from escaping from the brass)
HANGERS
PRESENTATION TUBES
TWIN VOLUME "MONUMENTAL BRASSES"
Long out of print "BRASS RUBBING CATALOGUE" (Clark Paterson) - a little booklet full of illustrations to help you identify brasses and loads of history of the brasses