Type, wood

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OBJECT TYPE: GOTHIC/X CONDENSED/6-24 LINE
DATE: 1891
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0844.001

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: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD/ SOME METAL PIECES (SEE FONT COUNT SHEETS IN SUPP. INFO.)

Dimensions

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

Length: 2.5 cm
Width: 1.3 cm
Height: 2.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

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: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTING BUREAU.
Function: USED IN LETTERPRESS PROCESS TO PROVIDE IMAGE WHICH CAN BE TRANSFERRED REPEATEDLY TO PAPER OR OTHER SURFACE. WOOD TYPE WAS USED PRIMARILY FOR ADVERTISING, DISPLAY WORK ETC.
Technical: ONE OF SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF GOTHIC TYPE(970842-970848) USED BY CANADIAN GOV'T PRINTING BUREAU, MADE BY AMERICAN MFR. HAMILTON AFTER 1891. ACCORDING TO KELLY (REF. 1), BY 1920 19TH C. WOOD TYPE DESIGNS WERE DROPPED FROM CATALOGUES, REPLACED BY LARGE NUMBER OF GOTHIC DESIGNS WHICH WERE ALL INFERIOR TO BEST 19TH C. GOTHICS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LETTERING STAMPED ON SIDE OF EACH LETTER 'A' READS "HAMILTON/ TWO/ RIVERS, WIS."
Missing: SEE FONT COUNT SHEETS IN SUPP. INFO.
Finish: WOOD PROBABLY HAS OILED FINISH, SOME PIECES STAINED WITH INK
Decoration: N/A

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