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OBJECT TYPE: ANTIQUE (FRENCH)/COND./12 LINE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.1061.001

MANUFACTURER: American Wood Type Co.
MODEL: CLARENDON
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
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Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image carriers
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Wood
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED IN THE LETTERPRESS PROCESS TO PROVIDE AN IMAGE WHICH CAN BE TRANSFERRED REPEATEDLY TO PAPER OR OTHER SUFRACE/ WOOD TYPE USED PRIMARILY FOR ADVERTISING, DISPLAY WORK ETC.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THE ANTIQUE SECONDARY FACES/ CLARENDON & FRENCH CLARENDON WERE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN POSTER PRINTING DURING THE 1870-1900 PERIOD
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON SIDE OF 'A' IS 'AMERICAN W.T. Co'
Missing: LOWER CASE MISSING 'J' From CA of 10/13/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: PROB. ORIGINALLY OILED FINISH, NOW QUITE STAINED WITH INK
Decoration: N/A

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American Wood Type Co., Type, wood, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1975.1061, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.1061.001/

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