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Filename:
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cc_108718_robb&ecklin
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Identifier:
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cc_108718_robb&ecklin
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Title:
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Specimen of printing types and ornaments
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Creator:
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Robb & Ecklin
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Subject:
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Type and type-founding - Pennsylvania
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Subject:
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Type ornaments
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Subject:
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Type specimens
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Subject:
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Borders
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Summary:
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Alexander Robb and Samuel Ecklin became partners when they bought the type founding section of the former Howe & Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834. The foundry operated as Robb & Ecklin until 1843. This catalog includes: type metal, ornaments, and rule. It also includes German type and Fraktur, as well as a price list. Most specimen pages bear the imprint, "S. Ecklin & Co."
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Publisher:
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Robb & Ecklin
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Digital Publisher:
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Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Date of Original:
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1836
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Date of Digitization:
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2021
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Broad Type:
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still image
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Specific Type:
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type specimens
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Digital File Format:
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
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books
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Dimensions of Original:
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24 cm
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Language:
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English
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Original Item Location:
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108718
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Library Collection:
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The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
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Digital Project:
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2021_0062_saxe
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Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4129746~S3
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Place:
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Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
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Rights:
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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.
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