Specimen Book
Auteur : H.C. Hansen Type Foundry
Date de publication : 1901
Éditeur : H.C. Hansen Type Foundry
Nombre de pages : 168
Résumé du livre
The H.C. Hansen Type Foundry was established by H.C. Hansen, who was born in Norway and immigrated to Boston, where he found employment with the Dickinson Type Foundry in 1868. After the 1872 fire at that foundry, Hansen decided to go into business for himself, implementing many efficiencies in practice. This catalog includes: type metal, equipment, presses, wood type, cuts, ornaments, and rule. The preface, signed H.C. Hansen, notes the firm's "new and commodious quarters, 190-192 Congress Street." Page 168 carries a listing of inks from the Sigmund Ullman Co. and notes that the specimen book was printed with the company's inks. The final two unnumbered pages display additional borders and printers' equipment from Elm City