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Gift of Newton C. Brainard, 1951.3.0.1 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Labels and cards, George L. Coburn Specimen Book
Gift of Newton C. Brainard, 1951.3.0.1 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Labels and cards, George L. Coburn Specimen Book

PrintmakerPrinted by George Litchfield Coburn American, born 1833
Dateafter 1870
MediumPrinter's inks on paper, pasted onto paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/2 x 8 1/8in. (14 x 20.6cm) and smaller
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Newton C. Brainard
Description36 labels and trade cards, originally pasted into George L. Coburn's specimen book, which documented Coburn's skill as a printer. The labels and cards were made for the following companies and establishments:
Hartford Manufacturing Company
Luther Boardman
Weeks & Pomroy (Hartford, CT)
More, Loury & Company (St. Louis, MO)
John Burt (Hartford, CT)
Williams & Hall (89 State Street, Hartford, CT)
Allen & Rathbun (chemists/druggists, Hartford, CT)
A. Wilcox & Company; E.E. Hayward (Hadley, MA)
Rogers Brothers (silver plate manufacturers, Hartford, CT)
T.C. Weildon, Hair Cutter and Wig Maker (1 State Street, Hartford, CT)
Edward Allen (289 Main Street, Hartford, CT)
Manchester Mills
E.W. Sperry (Hartford, CT)
American Temperance Life Insurance Company (Main and Pearl Streets, Hartford, CT)
Beardsley Scythe Company (West Winsted, CT)
Charles Parker (manufacturers, Meriden, CT)
J.B. Williams and Company (manufacturing chemists, Glastonbury, CT)
Waterbury Union Company (Waterbury, CT)
Pratt, Ropes, Webb and Company (cutlery, Meriden, CT)
E.F. Cooke (chemist/druggist, Wethersfield, CT)
Meriden Britannia Company (silver, West Meriden, CT)
Object number1951.3.0.1-.36
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