General Information

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

137

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General Description

HARDWOODS (IE. END MAPLE, CHERRY)/ HARDWOOD VENEER/ COPPER ON HARDWOOD- CELLULOID ON HARDWOOD/ SOFTWOOD (ASSORTED)

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Image carriers

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Manufacturer

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Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

Period

1880-1970 (?)

Canada

THIS COLLECTION OF TYPES IS SOMEWHAT TYPICAL OF THOSE USED BY A POSTER PRINTER OF THE 19TH & 20TH C. SINCE VIRTUALLY ALL WOOD TYPE USED IN CANADA WASOF AMERICAN MFR., THIS APPLIES TO POSTER PRINTERS OF THIS COUNTRY ALSO. METAL TYPES IN SIZES OVER 12 LINE PICA WERE REPLACED BY WOOD FOR THE SAKE OF COST AS WELL AS WEIGHT.

Function

USED BY PRINTING SHOPS IN THE PRODUCTION OF HAND BILLS AND POSTERS IN PARTICULAR AND GENERALLY USED IN SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOLD DISPLAY TYPES

Technical

'FOR AN ABUNDANCE OF COPY AND SHORT MEASURE, HE (THE PRINTER) REQUIRED A PROPORTIONATELY CONDENSED FACE; WIDE MEASURE AND LIMITED COPY CALLED FOR AN EXPANDED LETTER STYLE. SINCE EACH OF THE MAJOR TYPE FAMILIES WAS CUT IN A WIDE RANGE OF WEIGHTS & WIDTHS, THE COMPOSITOR MIGHT CHOOSE FROM AS MANY AS TEN VARIATIONS OF A SINGLE DESIGN. EMPHASIS WAS GIVEN TO KEY WORDS BY EITHER WEIGHT, SIZE OR ORNAMENTATION." (KELLY, PP.186-7). THIS EXPLAINS THE NUMBER OF FONTS OF CLARENDON & GOTHIC FACES. OFFSET PRINTING AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENTS IN SILK SCREEN TECHNOLOGY HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT THE DEMISE OF LETTERPRESS POSTER PRINTING.

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Missing

SOME FONTS INCOMPLETE - SEE INVENTORY/ SOME CRACKING & BROKEN From CA of 10/25/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

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