Brochure for Cooley's Cabinet Printing Office, dated July, 1862
Brochure for Cooley's Cabinet Printing Office, dated July, 1862
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- Description
- Like other portable presses sold at this time, J. G. Cooley's New York Cabinet Press was sold with accompanying equipment in more than one size. This 1862 advertisement for the Cooley press calls for its use by small country printers, merchants, druggists, grocers, bankers, and the army and navy &c.
- The advertisement states: Gen. McClellan, upon the recommendation of Capt. Irwin, of his staff, who was detailed especially to examine it, ordered two complete offices for his head-quarters, Col. Ferris, of the Conn. Fifth, has one; Col. Mix, of the New York Cavalry, has one; Gen. Burnside has one; Gen. Porter, one; Rev. G. D. Crocker, Chaplain of Ira Harris Bridgade, has one; Capt. Tallmadge has one at Fortress Monroe....
- No known examples of this press still exist.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- pamphlet
- Object Type
- Letterpress
- date made
- ca 1862
- printer
- Cooley, J. G.
- Place Made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21 cm x 14 cm; 8 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in
- ID Number
- 2007.0162.010
- accession number
- 2007.0162
- catalog number
- 2007.0162.010
- subject
- Printing
- Civil War
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Cultures & Communities
- Military
- Communications
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Civil War Field Printing
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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