COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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RIT~1~1
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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Filename:
cc_108718_robb&ecklin
filename
cc_108718_robb&ecklin
Filename
false
Identifier:
cc_108718_robb&ecklin
identifier
cc_108718_robb&ecklin
Identifier
false
Title:
Specimen of printing types and ornaments
title
Specimen of printing types and ornaments
Title
false
Creator:
Robb & Ecklin
creator
Robb & Ecklin
Creator
false
Subject:
Type and type-founding - Pennsylvania
subject
Type and type-founding - Pennsylvania
Subject
false
Subject:
Type ornaments
subject
Type ornaments
Subject
false
Subject:
Type specimens
subject
Type specimens
Subject
false
Subject:
Borders
subject
Borders
Subject
false
Summary:
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."
description
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."
Summary
false
Publisher:
Robb & Ecklin
publisher
Robb & Ecklin
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:
1836
date
1836
Date of Original
false
Date of Digitization:
2021
date_of_digitization
2021
Date of Digitization
false
Broad Type:
still image
broad_type
still image
Broad Type
false
Specific Type:
type specimens
type
type specimens
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false
Digital File Format:
jpeg
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jpeg
Digital File Format
false
Physical Format:
books
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books
Physical Format
false
Dimensions of Original:
24 cm
dimensions_of_original
24 cm
Dimensions of Original
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
false
Original Item Location:
108718
relation
108718
Original Item Location
false
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
false
Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4129746~S3
Catalog Record
false
Place:
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
coverage
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Place
false
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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