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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034.1
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Printing block from the American Seed Company. Metal block mounted on wood, "Third or Fourth class order/American Seed Co. Inc/Lancaster Pennsylvania/the Big Seed House/Return Requested/For"
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Leather, Horn, Shellworking T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
American Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, Printing
Length (in)
21.5
Width (in)
5
Depth (in)
0.875
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034.1
Accession Number
2015.034
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034.2
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Metal printing block from American Seed Co. mounted on wood. Repeating grids all titled "Remarks Order," columns titled: "DATE, DR, CR, Date Premium, Date Sent"
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Printing T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
AMerican Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, Printing
Length (in)
21.5
Width (in)
5
Depth (in)
0.875
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034.2
Accession Number
2015.034
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034.3
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Metal printing block mounted on wood from the American Seed Company. Repeats text "Order/American Seed Co., Inc./ Lancaster, Pennsylvania/ "The Big Seed House"/ Contents Merchandise - Postmaster: this parcel may/ be opened for Postal Inspection if neccessary/Return Postage Guaranteed/ For"
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Printing T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
American Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, printing
Length (in)
21.25
Width (in)
5.125
Depth (in)
0.875
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034.3
Accession Number
2015.034
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034.4
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Metal printing block mounted on wood from teh American SPecialty Company. Repeating text: "order/American Specialty Co./ Lancaster, Pennsylvania/contents Merchandise - Postmaster: this parcel may/be opened for Postal Inspection if neccessary/ Return Postage Guaranteed For:"
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Printing T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
American Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, Printing
Length (in)
21.25
Width (in)
5.125
Depth (in)
0.875
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034.4
Accession Number
2015.034
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034.5
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Various metal printing blocks attached to thick wooden board. Not all blocks are complete.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Printing T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
American Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, Printing
Length (in)
12.25
Width (in)
18.625
Depth (in)
0.75
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034.5
Accession Number
2015.034
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Copper printing plate mounted on wood. Illustrated instructions for sowing seeds.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Printing T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
American Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, Printing
Length (in)
3.125
Width (in)
4.875
Depth (in)
1
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034
Accession Number
2015.034
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034.7
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Metal printing plate for promotional material, advertising garden seeds. Includes health benefits and developmental benefits for children. Plate has a greenish cast, possiby indicating a copper component in the alloy.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Printing T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
American Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, Printing
Length (in)
11.625
Width (in)
8.25
Depth (in)
0.125
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034.7
Usage
American Seed Company
Accession Number
2015.034
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034.8
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Metal printing plate for advertisment, with text: "Raise money for your group with fast selling American seeds." and line images of dollar signs growing on plants.
The plate consists of three layers of metal: white on printing surface, copper in center, and white metal on the back.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Printing T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
American Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, Printing
Length (in)
3.625
Width (in)
8.75
Depth (in)
0.125
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034.8
Accession Number
2015.034
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034.9a
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Metal printing plate from American Seed Company. Advertisemtn in letter form, entitled "A Message to Parents on our Golden Anniversary" with images of farm fields. Plate is cut doewn the center with less than .125in missing. Newsprint of article is attached to the back.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Printing T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
American Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, Printing
Length (in)
7.625
Width (in)
2.5
Depth (in)
0.125
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034.9a
Accession Number
2015.034
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2015.034.9b
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Metal printing plate from American Seed Company. Advertisemtn in letter form, entitled "A Message to Parents on our Golden Anniversary" with images of farm fields. Plate is cut down the center with less than .125in missing. Newsprint of article is attached to the back.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Subcategory
Printing T&E
Search Terms
American Seed Co.
American Specialty Co.
Object Name
Block, Printing
Length (in)
7.75
Width (in)
2.25
Depth (in)
0.125
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.034.9b
Accession Number
2015.034
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