COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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Filename:
cc_108716_wells
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cc_108716_wells
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Identifier:
cc_108716_wells
identifier
cc_108716_wells
Identifier
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Title:
Specimens of wood type,: "cut by machinery" by Wells & Webb, and for sale at their printers' warehouse
title
Specimens of wood type,: "cut by machinery" by Wells & Webb, and for sale at their printers' warehouse
Title
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Creator:
Wells & Webb
creator
Wells & Webb
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:
Printing machinery and supplies
subject
Printing machinery and supplies
Subject
false
Subject:
Wood types
subject
Wood types
Subject
false
Subject:
Trade catalogs
subject
Trade catalogs
Subject
false
Summary:
"Started by Darius Wells, who took on Ebenezer Russell Webb as a partner in 1839, the firm of Wells & Webb was located in Paterson, New Jersey and New York City. The specimens they produced in 1840, 1849, and 1854 are important becaus many new styles were introduced."
--Kelly, R. "American wood type, 1820-1900," pages 36-37, 68.
--Kelly, R. "American wood type, 1820-1900," pages 36-37, 68.
description
"Started by Darius Wells, who took on Ebenezer Russell Webb as a partner in 1839, the firm of Wells & Webb was located in Paterson, New Jersey and New York City. The specimens they produced in 1840, 1849, and 1854 are important becaus many new styles were introduced."
--Kelly, R. "American wood type, 1820-1900," pages 36-37, 68.
Summary
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Publisher:
Wells & Webb
publisher
Wells & Webb
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:
1849
date
1849
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
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Physical Format:
books
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books
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Dimensions of Original:
29 cm
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29 cm
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Language:
English
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English
Language
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Original Item Location:
108716
relation
108716
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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=b4127324~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 contemporary quarter binding; brown calf with marbled paper over boards
notes
In contemporary quarter binding; brown calf with marbled paper over boards
Notes
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