Advertising brochure for the Lowe Press from the Lowe Printing Company, Boston, about 1860

Description:

Five sizes of the Lowe printing press with kits were sold, with printing beds of between five by six inches and thirteen by seventeen inches. These dimensions reflect the range of sizes for completed printed documents.

Date Made: ca 1860

Maker: Lowe, Samuel W.Manufacturer: Watson, Joseph

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

Used: Civil WarPrinting

Subject:

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

Exhibition: Printing at Home

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2007.0162.013Accession Number: 2007.0162Catalog Number: 2007.0162.013

Object Name: leafletObject Type: Letterpress

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 24 cm x 15 cm; 9 7/16 in x 5 7/8 in

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

Record Id: nmah_1334704

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