Type, wood

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OBJECT TYPE: ANTIQUE TUSCAN OUTLINE SHADE/20 LINE
DATE: 1859–1870
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0084.001

MANUFACTURER: PAGE, WM. H. & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Greenville, Connecticut, United States of America

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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

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

Length: 8.3 cm
Width: 7.3 cm
Height: 2.4 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: PAGE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Greenville

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF APPROX. 34 WOOD TYPE FONTS ACQUIRED BY OTTAWAARTIST JOHN TOPELKO IN LATE 1970'S FROM PRINTER LOCATED ON KENT ST. IN DOWNTOWN OTTAWA.
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: EXAMPLE OF ANTIQUE TUSCAN (OUTLINED SHADE) MADE BY ONE OF LARGEST & MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCERS OF WOOD TYPE, WILLIAM PAGE. HIS COMPANY WAS ACTIVE IN MARKET FROM 1957 TO 1891, WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT OUT BY HAMILTON MFG. CO. OF TWO RIVERS, WI, LAST MAJOR PRODUCER OF WOOD TYPE (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LETTERS A STAMPED "WM. H. PAGE & CO./ GREENVILLE. CT"
Missing: SEE FONT COUNT SHEET IN SUPP. INFO.
Finish: POSSIBLY OILED
Decoration: N/A

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PAGE, WM. H. & CO., Type, wood, between 1859–1870, Artifact no. 2000.0084, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0084.001/

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