COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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Filename:
cc_108566_curtis
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cc_108566_curtis
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Identifier:
cc_108566_curtis
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cc_108566_curtis
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Title:
Specimens of types, borders, cuts, rules, and other printing materials,: with descriptions of various amateur presses.; also hints on the purchasing of printing materials; and other useful information for beginners
title
Specimens of types, borders, cuts, rules, and other printing materials,: with descriptions of various amateur presses.; also hints on the purchasing of printing materials; and other useful information for beginners
Title
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Creator:
Curtis & Mitchell
creator
Curtis & Mitchell
Creator
false
Subject:
Type specimens
subject
Type specimens
Subject
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Subject:
Type and type-founding - New York
subject
Type and type-founding - New York
Subject
false
Subject:
Type ornaments
subject
Type ornaments
Subject
false
Subject:
Trade catalogs
subject
Trade catalogs
Subject
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Summary:
"Founder Edward A. Curtis got his start at the Boston Type & Stereotype Foundry before taking a position at the George Holmes foundry. In 1847, Curtis went into partnership with Holmes, operating as Holmes & Curtis until Holmes retired in 1852. Curtis renamed the business E. A. Curtis until 1863, when he took on E. Z. Mitchell as a partner, at which time the company name was changed to Curtis & Mitchell. It was located at 21 Brattle Street around 1875. This catalog includes: type metal, equipment, cuts, ornaments, and rule."
--Annenberg, M. "Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs," page 152-153.
--Annenberg, M. "Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs," page 152-153.
description
"Founder Edward A. Curtis got his start at the Boston Type & Stereotype Foundry before taking a position at the George Holmes foundry. In 1847, Curtis went into partnership with Holmes, operating as Holmes & Curtis until Holmes retired in 1852. Curtis renamed the business E. A. Curtis until 1863, when he took on E. Z. Mitchell as a partner, at which time the company name was changed to Curtis & Mitchell. It was located at 21 Brattle Street around 1875. This catalog includes: type metal, equipment, cuts, ornaments, and rule."
--Annenberg, M. "Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs," page 152-153.
Summary
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Publisher:
Curtis & Mitchell
publisher
Curtis & Mitchell
Publisher
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Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
digital_publisher
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Date of Original:
1875 approximate
date
1875 approximate
Date of Original
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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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false
Specific Type:
type specimens
type
type specimens
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Digital File Format:
jpeg
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
books
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books
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Dimensions of Original:
20 cm
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20 cm
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Language:
English
language
English
Language
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Original Item Location:
108566
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108566
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Library Collection:
The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
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The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
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Digital Project:
2021_0062_saxe
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2021_0062_saxe
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Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4127977~S3
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Place:
Massachusetts - Boston
coverage
Massachusetts - Boston
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.
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Notes:
original publisher's printed gray [?] wrappers, stapled
notes
original publisher's printed gray [?] wrappers, stapled
Notes
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