COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc_108718_robb&ecklin
Identifier:
cc_108718_robb&ecklin
Title:
Specimen of printing types and ornaments
Creator:
Robb & Ecklin
Subject:
Type and type-founding - Pennsylvania
Subject:
Type ornaments
Subject:
Type specimens
Subject:
Borders
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."
Publisher:
Robb & Ecklin
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Date of Original:
1836
Date of Digitization:
2021
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
type specimens
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
books
Dimensions of Original:
24 cm
Language:
English
Original Item Location:
108718
Library Collection:
The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
Digital Project:
2021_0062_saxe
Place:
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
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.