COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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Filename:
cc_108584_empire
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cc_108584_empire
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Identifier:
cc_108584_empire
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cc_108584_empire
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Title:
Specimen book of book, newspaper and job printing types: rules, cuts, borders, etc., manufactured by the Empire State Type Foundry
title
Specimen book of book, newspaper and job printing types: rules, cuts, borders, etc., manufactured by the Empire State Type Foundry
Title
false
Creator:
Empire State Type Foundry
creator
Empire State Type Foundry
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
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Subject:
Type ornaments
subject
Type ornaments
Subject
false
Subject:
Printing machinery and supplies
subject
Printing machinery and supplies
Subject
false
Subject:
Trade catalogs
subject
Trade catalogs
Subject
false
Summary:
"Empire State Type Foundry was started by Samuel R. Walker in 1888; it operated on the premises of Walker & Bresnan through 1892. Their display types were all manufactured by the Boston and Central Type Foundry. This catalog, the second edition of their specimen book, includes: type metal, equipment, rule, and a limited selection of ornaments."
--Annenberg, M. "Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs," page 133.
--Annenberg, M. "Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs," page 133.
description
"Empire State Type Foundry was started by Samuel R. Walker in 1888; it operated on the premises of Walker & Bresnan through 1892. Their display types were all manufactured by the Boston and Central Type Foundry. This catalog, the second edition of their specimen book, includes: type metal, equipment, rule, and a limited selection of ornaments."
--Annenberg, M. "Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs," page 133.
Summary
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Publisher:
Empire State Type Foundry
publisher
Empire State Type Foundry
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:
1889
date
1889
Date of Original
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Date of Digitization:
2021
date_of_digitization
2021
Date of Digitization
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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
Digital File Format
false
Physical Format:
books
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books
Physical Format
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Dimensions of Original:
31 cm
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31 cm
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Language:
English
language
English
Language
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Original Item Location:
108584
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108584
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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=b4127981~S3
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Place:
New York - New York
coverage
New York - New York
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:
In original publisher's binding; blue "S" grain cloth over boards; front board has name of type foundry stamped in gold; cream endpapers; all edges trimmed
notes
In original publisher's binding; blue "S" grain cloth over boards; front board has name of type foundry stamped in gold; cream endpapers; all edges trimmed
Notes
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