Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1985.005.010 |
Object Name |
Blotter |
Title |
Blotter from Richardson, Bond & Wright printers in Owen Sound |
Lexicon category |
6: T&E For Communication |
Date |
20th-century |
Made |
Richardson, Bond & Wright, Limited |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
This is an advertising give-away blotter from the Richardson, Bond & Wright printing company in Owen Sound, Ont. The top half of the front of the blotter is yellow in colour and the bottom half is a light tan colour. The top half has brown lettering on it as follows: "The Plant Philosopher Ponders Every time one man puts a new idea across he finds ten men who thought of it before he did, but ... they only thought of it..." On the bottom half is printed : "RICHARDSON, BOND & WRIGHT, LIMITED / LITHOGRAPHERS - PRINTERS - BOOKBINDERS / OWEN SOUND / 850 / MONTREAL, MA. 1760 TORONTO, WA. 2087 WINNIPEG, 80 780 / "Originators in PHOTO-REPRO" The blank backside was used and now it has a large number of ink marks from blotting documents. |
Provenance |
The telephone number printed on it pre-dates 1965. Made in Owen Sound by Richardson, Bond and Wrigth Printers. Obtained by Herb Miller at some point. He was a sawmill business owner in Bentinck Township who also did business in Owen Sound. |
Collection |
Office Equipment & Accessories Collection |
Material |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
W-15 L-8 cm |
Found |
Durham, Municipality of West Grey, Grey County |
People |
Miller, Herb |
Subjects |
Owen Sound Industry Printers Letterpress Printing |