Type, wood

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OBJECT TYPE: COOPER BLACK/6 & 8 LINE
DATE: 1921
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0845.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
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: 2.4 cm
Width: 2.9 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: DESIGNED BY OSWALD B. COOPER OF CHICAGO FOR BARNHART BROS. & SPINDLERFOUNDRY IN 1921, COOPER BLACK IS EXTRA BOLD FACE BASED ON COOPER OLD STYLE OF 1918. FOUNDRY BOASTED THAT FIVE YEARS AFTER ITS INTRODUCTION, COOPER BLACK WAS WORLD'S BEST SELLING TYPE FACE. (REF. 1&2)
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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HAMILTON, Type, wood, after 1921, Artifact no. 1997.0845, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0845.001/

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