Box 2
Contains 142 Results:
Albert Newman Francisco tombstone, 1965
Includes keepsake "Monument to a Printer", pictures of Francisco's tombstone, and a picture of Edwin Carpenter and Roger Levenson by the tombstone at the Sonoma Masonic Cemetery in California.
Census of Hand Presses
Includes hand-written (possible draft?) of a census of hand presses and some assorted notes.
Iron Handpresses -- multiple and miscellaneous notes, ca. 1956-1958
Includes a draft of a portion of a census of handpresses (1957), a copy of a letter from Lew Allen to Betty Downs (1958), multiple copies of a printing of "Army Field Presses in the 1860s and 70s" by Edwin Carpenter (1956), photographs, and other bits of ephemera regarding iron handpresses.
Miscellaneous notes on handpresses
Includes quotations from Glover Snow's "Hand Printing Presses of the Last Century" in the Chronicle of Early American Industries, v. 3, no. 17 (October 1948) and no. 19 (April 1949). Also includes a Chandler & Price pilot press parts list and diagram, and a photocopy of a book or article by Tom Craig, "The Restoration of Iron Hand-presses".
Specifications and dates of manufacture -- various presses
This series contains items not suited for other series. Of note are a few typed lists (censuses) of hand presses in California and/or the West, as well as a large newspaper sheet depicting the progress of the Pioneer Press across the United States. The series contains photos, newspaper and journal articles, notes, and other information about presses.
Betty Ford Aquino and miscellaneous notes, ca. 1958
Includes a letter about a press owned by Betty Ford Aquino, an MSI (Maison des Specialites d'Imprimerie). Also includes miscellaneous notes and journal articles.
Copy of a letter from Thomas C. Russell to Milton J. Ferguson, 1923
This series contains items not suited for other series. Of note are a few typed lists (censuses) of hand presses in California and/or the West, as well as a large newspaper sheet depicting the progress of the Pioneer Press across the United States. The series contains photos, newspaper and journal articles, notes, and other information about presses.
Steam Power for Presses, 1957
Includes letters between Edwin Carpenter and W.S. Millerick.
Presses Not Contacted
Includes blank information pages for presses whose owners were not contacted.
Census of Presses and List of Amateur Type Printing Presses, undated; 1945
Includes a typed list of presses broken down by press type and giving maker, number, date, platen, and provenance when available (undated). Also includes a copy of a list of amateur type printing presses (1945).