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Filename:
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cc_108716_wells
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Identifier:
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cc_108716_wells
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Title:
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Specimens of wood type,: "cut by machinery" by Wells & Webb, and for sale at their printers' warehouse
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Creator:
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Wells & Webb
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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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Printing machinery and supplies
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Subject:
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Wood types
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Subject:
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Trade catalogs
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Summary:
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"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.
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Publisher:
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Wells & Webb
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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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1849
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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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29 cm
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Language:
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English
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Original Item Location:
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108716
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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=b4127324~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 contemporary quarter binding; brown calf with marbled paper over boards
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