19cWTHappy Birthday William Hamilton Page—born in Tilton, New Hampshire, March 14, 1829. Page lived nearly 40 years of his adult life in Norwich, Conn as a wood type manufacturer. Images shown here from 1878 specimen catalog, slightly repurposed from specimen catalog from 1867. Engraving likely created by Charles Tubbs. More text & images about Page’s life and work at www.woodtyperesearch.com/william-hamilton-page/
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Image of the engraved title page from _Specimens of Wood Type, Manufactured by Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co., Norwich, Conn._ (1878); held in the ATF Library Collection at Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, Columbia University.
19cWT Happy Birthday William Hamilton Page—born in Tilton, New Hampshire, March 14, 1829. Page lived nearly 40 years of his adult life in Norwich, Conn as a wood type manufacturer. Images shown here from 1878 specimen catalog, slightly repurposed from specimen catalog from 1867. Engraving likely created by Charles Tubbs. More text & images about Page’s life and work at www.woodtyperesearch.com/william-hamilton-page/
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Image of the engraved title page from _Specimens of Wood Type, Manufactured by Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co., Norwich, Conn._ (1878); held in the ATF Library Collection at Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, Columbia University.
Image of the engraved title page from _Specimens of Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c., Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co., Greenville, Conn._ (1867); held in the Kemble Collection, California Historical Society (currently being transferred to Stanford Special Collections)
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