Advertisement for the Adams Cottage Press, about 1864

Description:

Kits for the Adams Cottage Press were sold in five different sizes, enabling the production of different-sized documents. The kits, along with the press, included printing equipment such as type, rollers, and ink.

The advertisement reads: To the army and navy . . . they will be found very useful. They can be packed within the compass of a common traveling trunk, and transported any distance without injury. We have supplied quite a number of regiments with portable printing offices, and they have given universal satisfaction. Rear-Admirals Farragut, Goldsborough and Bailey have each one of our printing offices in their respective fleets.

Date Made: ca 1864

Manufacturer: Adams Press CompanyWatson, Joseph

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

Used: PrintingCivil War

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts, Military, Cultures & Communities, Communications, Industry & Manufacturing, Civil War Field Printing

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2007.0162.011Accession Number: 2007.0162Catalog Number: 2007.0162.011

Object Name: advertisementObject Type: Letterpress

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 23 cm x 16 cm; 9 1/16 in x 6 5/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-56ab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1334702

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