David ShieldsJul 2, 2025
Happy Birthday, William Thomas Morgans, born July 2, 1844. He was one of the dominant producers & innovators of wood type in the US in the late 1870s, serving as the founding partner of the wood type companies Young & Morgans (1876) and later Morgans & Wilcox Mfg Co (1880). “Billy Morgans—the boss typo of the County…” http://www.woodtyperesearch.com/william-morgans
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David ShieldsApr 22, 2025
Accidental typographic palimpsest, encountered in Special Collections at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
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David ShieldsApr 21, 2025

HBD Henry P Hamilton born 21 Apr 1862 youngest of 3 brothers, worked with older brthr George at _The Detroit Record_ as a printer & then with oldest brthr James at Hamilton & Baker, later Hamilton Mfg Co Credited patents USD37308 & 37309
http://www.woodtyperesearch.com/hamilton-mfg-672-673

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Wood Type Research – The Hamilton Mfg Co’s No 672 & No 673

No 672 and No 673 were the official, if unimaginative, names used for two patented designs cut exclusively by The Hamilton Mfg Co. Both No 672 (USD 37,308) and No 673 (USD 37,309) were patented on January 31, 1905, after being submitted for review on November 17, 1904. Perhaps most interesting is that both patents were filed by HP Hamilton but not assigned to The Hamilton Mfg Co.   Henry […]

David ShieldsApr 21, 2025
HBD Henry P Hamilton born 21 Apr 1862 youngest of 3 brothers, worked with older brthr George at _The Detroit Record_ as a printer & then with oldest brthr James at Hamilton & Baker, later Hamilton Mfg Co Credited patents USD37308 & 37309

http://www.woodtyperesearch.com/hamilton-mfg-672-673

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#WoodType #letterforms #typography #archives #libraries #collections #bibliography #TypeSpecimen #TypeDesign #TypeHistory #letterpress #type #design #history #NineteethCentury #19thCentury #patents #uspatents #ThisDayInHistory
Wood Type Research – The Hamilton Mfg Co’s No 672 & No 673

No 672 and No 673 were the official, if unimaginative, names used for two patented designs cut exclusively by The Hamilton Mfg Co. Both No 672 (USD 37,308) and No 673 (USD 37,309) were patented on January 31, 1905, after being submitted for review on November 17, 1904. Perhaps most interesting is that both patents were filed by HP Hamilton but not assigned to The Hamilton Mfg Co.   Henry […]

David ShieldsJan 14, 2023
George Fash Nesbitt was born 214 years ago 13 Jan 1809 in New York City. He was a printer, inventor & exclusive distributor of Edwin Allen’s wood type. By the mid-1840s Nesbitt’s printing house was the largest job office in NYC & likely the US. His 1841 wood type catalog remains the 1st know showing of chromatics. The only known copy is held The Butler Library, Columbia University. http://www.woodtyperesearch.com/george-nesbitt
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Wood Type Research – George F Nesbitt

George Fash Nesbitt was born January 13, 1809 in New York City to James Nesbitt and Maria Carolina Fash. Nesbit apprenticed as a printer under his uncle Joseph C Spear. Upon his uncle’s death in 1828, George Nesbitt assumed control of his uncle’s thirty-three year old printing business. By 1831, the business was operating under the name of George F Nesbitt at 117 Water Street in New York City, and […]

DrSteyneNov 5, 2022
Hi Mastodon! 👋 Joining the great Twitter exodos so by way of #Introduction I just passed my #PhD on #nineteethcentury #London #Thames #archaeology. I teach at Manchester Uni & consult at Wessex Archaeology on coastal & underwater #heritage management stuff. Let's see if I can make this work?