Ben Day-Smooth Finish sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1918

GUSN

GUSN-265174

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Ben Day-Smooth Finish sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Paper manufacturers
    - General
      - Paper manufacturers - General - Folder 3
        Trade card for Cutter & Hood, wholesale and retail dealers in wrapping paper and twine, 50 Union & 37 Friend Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
        Sample book for Carter, Rice & Co., paper warehouse, 252 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Label for Royal Irish Linen Paper, Marcus Ward & Co., sole manufacturers, London, England, undated
        Trade card for Bunker Hill Paper, location unknown, undated
        Pamphlet cover sample, designed and printed by H.W. Weisbrodt, Commercial Tribune Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, undated
        Sample pages of "Sonnets from the Portuguese," by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, designs by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, Small, Maynard & Company, publishers, Boston, Mass., 1902
        Old Stratford All Rag Deckle Edge Book Papers, Mittineague Paper Co., Mittineague, Mass., undated
        Sunburst Cover "Art in printing," 2 ply Roman Gold, Hampden Glazed Paper & Card Co., manufacturers, Holyoke, Massachusetts, undated
        Duchess Double Thick Brown Substance sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918
        Ben Day-Smooth Finish sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918 (current record)
        De-and-Se Tints sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918
        Duchess-Sioux Finish sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918
        Extra Strong Tinted Enamel sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918
        Superb-Dull Finish sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918
        Tinted Art Book sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918
        Translucent-Coated Two Sides sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918
        Herculean Covers Linen Surface, American Writing Paper Co., Manchester, Connecticut, undated
        Herculean Covers, American Writing Paper Co., Manchester, Connecticut, 1902
        Herculean Covers Antique Surface, American Writing Paper Co., Manchester, Connecticut, undated
        Van Gelder, a fine book paper from Holland, mould made No. 75g, Japan Paper Company, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, 1928
        Craftsman look, Strathmore Paper Company, Mittineague, Mass.
        Circular, look ye! hark ye! good printer men all! Mittineague Paper Company, Mittineague, Mass.

Description

The item is one of seven sample pages showing colors and weights produced by the Company. The book is edited and arranged by J.M. Bowles. The work has profiles of 31 American artists utilizing paper manufactured by Dill & Collins. The Boston Warehouse is located at 161 Pearl Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
paper (fiber product)
design (discipline)
artists (visual artists)
samples
pages
sample books

Physical Description

1 page ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.087.01.03.010

Image Dimensions

11 x 8 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Bowles, J. M. (Joseph Moore), 1865-1934 (Editor)

Material Type

pages
sample books

Subjects

Paper industry
Pearl Street (Boston, Mass.)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1918). Some examples of the work of American designers.. Philadelphia; New York; Boston: Dill & Collins. // http://www.worldcat.org/title/some-examples-of-the-work-of-american-designers/oclc/2421690&referer=brief_results.

Description Level

Item

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