Type, wood

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OBJECT TYPE: ANTIQUE/X CONDENSED/8 LINE/END-CUT
DATE: 1864–1867
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1299.001

MANUFACTURER: VANDERBURGH, WELLS & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 69
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD

Dimensions

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Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: VANDERBURGH
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Example of wood type acquired by a Canadian country printer in the period 1870-1950.
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 1828 catalogue. The condensed style was first shown in 1838 and the extra-condensed in 1840.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: MISSING 'J' & 'K' From CA of 10/13/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: OILED FINISH, NOW STAINED WITH INK
Decoration: N/A

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VANDERBURGH, WELLS & CO., Type, wood, between 1864–1867, Artifact no. 1984.1299, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.1299.001/

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