Research for Hamilton Mfg. Co. (Pictutures added)
I have come upon 2 complete cabinets from Hamilton Mfg. co. Completely full of many different types and sizes of what appears to be steel lettering. Also have around 60- 70 picture plates from the late 1800’s to the 1960’s. Some with the articals to go with them. Also have printing letter box, and many extras to go with it. Including spare parts and several manuals and books for an intertype press. All were used in a small town newspaper. Newspaper is aprox. 130 years and still going. I am looking for a VERY knowlegable person to figure out what I have!!!
All of this is for sale if you are interested...
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25.Jun.2008 7.35am
I’m not positive, but I assume this would have been an offshoot/evolution of the Hamilton Wood Type company.
As such, I was going to point you at them directly:
http://www.woodtype.org/
But, alas, it looks like they let their domain name expire.
It looks like the remnants of the Mfg. Co are now part of Thermo Scientific:
http://www.hamiltonlab.com/fisherhamilton/about+us/company+history/defau...
(I’m basing that assumption on that they, too, are also in Two Rivers, WI)
3.Jul.2008 3.24pm
The cabinets were manufactured by Hamilton, but not the type. Look on the side of an individual letter sort and see if there is a small embedded symbol. This would tell you what foundry made the type.
17.Jul.2008 8.19am
I have new pics. up. All of this and more are for sale if you are interested...