Type, wood
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ROMAN/18-24 LINE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1339.001
- MANUFACTURER
- D & C
- MODEL
- DE VINNE A
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 38
- 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
- 10.0 cm
- Width
- 6.7 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
- D&C
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
FORMERLY PROPERTY OF NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION IN 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 WOOD TYPE DERIVED FROM POPULAR FOUNDRY TYPE, FIRST CUT BY HAMILTON C. 1895. TYPE WAS NAMED FOR T.L. DE VINNE & CUT FOR CENTRAL TYPE FOUNDRY (AMERICAN TYPEFOUNDERS) IN 1894 (REFS. 2 & 3). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- UPPER & LOWER CASE LETTERS A STAMPED WITH LOGO WHICH APPEARS TO READS "VENTRIS'S/ D & C/PATENT"
- Missing
- SEE FONT COUNT SHEET IN SUPP. INFO.
- Finish
- WOOD POSSIBLY OILED
- Decoration
- N/A
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