Type, wood

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OBJECT TYPE: ANTIQUE/5,6,8,10,12 LINE
DATE: 1891
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.1068.001

MANUFACTURER: HAMILTON
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 20
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.5 WOOD

Dimensions

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Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: HAMILTON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Two Rivers

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To provide an image which can be transferred repeatedly to paper or other surface. wood type used primarily for advertising, display work etc.
Technical: Example of an antique display face/ the early antiques provided the foundation for a major portion of the popular 19th century display faces/ the first antique wood type was shown by Darius Wells in his 1928 catalogue/ the condensed style was first shown in 1838 and the extra-condensed in 1840.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1,.3-.5 THE 'A's ARE STAMPED 'HAMILTON/ TWO/ RIVERS WIS.'
Missing: .3 MISSING '5' From CA of 11/02/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: .1-.5 PROBABLY ORIGINALLY OILED FINISH, MOST PIECES NOW QUITE MARKED WITH INK
Decoration: N/A

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HAMILTON, Type, wood, after 1891, Artifact no. 1975.1068, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.1068.001/

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