COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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Filename:
cc_108715_page
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cc_108715_page
Filename
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Identifier:
cc_108715_page
identifier
cc_108715_page
Identifier
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Title:
Wood type, manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co., Greenville, Conn.
title
Wood type, manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co., Greenville, Conn.
Title
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Creator:
Wm. H. Page & Co.
creator
Wm. H. Page & Co.
Creator
false
Subject:
Type and type-founding - Connecticut
subject
Type and type-founding - Connecticut
Subject
false
Subject:
Wood types
subject
Wood types
Subject
false
Subject:
Type ornaments
subject
Type ornaments
Subject
false
Subject:
Type specimens
subject
Type specimens
Subject
false
Summary:
William H. Page established his own company for the manufacture of wood type in Norwich, Connecticut around 1856 and moved the plant to the Greenville suburb of Norwich around 1859 or 1859. The company continued to expand throughout the 1860s. Up until 1872, Page concentrated on wooden products; in 1873 he started advertising printers' goods. This catalog includes: wood type, cuts, ornaments, and rule, as well as a small selection of presses and printers' equipment and supplies. It also includes German type.
description
William H. Page established his own company for the manufacture of wood type in Norwich, Connecticut around 1856 and moved the plant to the Greenville suburb of Norwich around 1859 or 1859. The company continued to expand throughout the 1860s. Up until 1872, Page concentrated on wooden products; in 1873 he started advertising printers' goods. This catalog includes: wood type, cuts, ornaments, and rule, as well as a small selection of presses and printers' equipment and supplies. It also includes German type.
Summary
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Publisher:
Wm. H. Page & Co.
publisher
Wm. H. Page & Co.
Publisher
false
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
digital_publisher
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Digital Publisher
false
Date of Original:
1873 approximate
date
1873 approximate
Date of Original
false
Date of Digitization:
2021
date_of_digitization
2021
Date of Digitization
false
Broad Type:
still image
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still image
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Specific Type:
type specimens
type
type specimens
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Digital File Format:
jpeg
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jpeg
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false
Physical Format:
books
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books
Physical Format
false
Dimensions of Original:
33 cm
dimensions_of_original
33 cm
Dimensions of Original
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
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Original Item Location:
108715
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108715
Original Item Location
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Library Collection:
The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
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The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
Library Collection
false
Digital Project:
2021_0062_saxe
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2021_0062_saxe
Digital Project
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Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4144867~S3
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Place:
Connecticut - Greeneville
coverage
Connecticut - Greeneville
Place
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Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
rights
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Rights
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