Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2009.001.015 |
Object Name |
Block, Printing |
Title |
Printer's Cut with BCK Letterhead Design |
Lexicon category |
6: T&E For Communication |
Date |
20th-century |
Year Range from |
1960 |
Year Range to |
1975 |
Made |
R-B-W (Richardson, Bond & Wright) |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Printer's cut (printer's block), a rectangular wooden block with a molded piece of metal nailed onto it. It has a letterhead-style heading (or perhaps an envelope label) for Black Clawson-Kennedy Ltd. of Owen Sound, Ontario. |
Provenance |
Manufactured by and belonged to the Richardson, Bond & Wright printing company in Owen Sound, Grey County. Dates to between 1960 and 1975. This business was often referred to as "R-B-W", or "RBW". It was succeeded in Owen Sound by Transcontinental Printing Ltd. Black Clawson-Kennedy (BCK) was a foundry and machine shop industry originally known as Wm. Kennedy & Sons, and was located on 1st Avenue West, Owen Sound. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Nels Maher (a local, professional printer) and Wayne Landen (Museum Director) worked towards building a collection of vintage printing equipment, in order to someday build a period print shop at the County of Grey-Owen Sound Museum. |
Collection |
Printing & Bindery Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Wood/Lead/Paper/Glue |
Dimensions |
H-2.3 W-10 L-2.6 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Subjects |
Owen Sound Industry Owen Sound Industries Printing blocks Printers Foundries |
Search Terms |
Black Clawson-Kennedy Owen Sound Industries and Products |