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Filename:
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cc_108584_empire
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Identifier:
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cc_108584_empire
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Title:
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Specimen book of book, newspaper and job printing types: rules, cuts, borders, etc., manufactured by the Empire State Type Foundry
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Creator:
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Empire State Type Foundry
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Subject:
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Type specimens
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Subject:
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Type and type-founding - New York
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Subject:
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Type ornaments
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Subject:
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Printing machinery and supplies
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Subject:
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Trade catalogs
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Summary:
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"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.
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Publisher:
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Empire State Type Foundry
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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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1889
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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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31 cm
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Language:
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English
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Original Item Location:
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108584
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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=b4127981~S3
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Place:
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New York - New York
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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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Notes:
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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
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