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Bonanza, 1880 - 1900

 Item

Overview

The Bonanza press was distributed, and likely manufactured, by Ives, Blakeslee (later Ives Blakeslee Williams). This company dealt in novelties and was the principal company for distributing rail presses at the end of the nineteenth century. Rail presses were simple cast-iron toys, sold for about one dollar. The took full-size, or later half-length, type. They were produced in large quantities and varieties between about 1880 and 1900, when they began to give way to presses made for rubber type. This Bonanza press is mounted on a base.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1900

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers, but must be handled and used with the supervision of a curator.

Extent

.33 square feet Item(s) ; 5 x 9.625 inches

Language

From the Collection: English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Stephen O. Saxe

Bibliography

Harris, Elizabeth M. "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection: Printing, Embossing, Stamping and Duplicating Devices," Washington D.C., Smithsonian Institution, 1996.

Physical Facet

style: platen press

Physical Facet

inside chase dimensions: 2 x 3 in.

Physical Facet

material: cast iron

Repository Details

Part of the Cary Graphic Arts Collection Repository

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