American Lithograph Company Purchased Seven Lithograph Companys in 1892

[Pat R]

I was doing some research and came across an article that stated the purchase of these lithograph company's by American Lithograph in 1892.

George S. Harris & Sons- Philadelphia PA
Heppenheimers & Sons-NJ
Donaldson Brothers Company-NY
Giles Company-NY
Eddy & Calaus-?
Witsch & Schmidt-NY
Schumacher & Ettinger-NY

It appears some of them were good size printing Company's at the time,
Harris & Sons was listed as the largest in the city and Heppenheimers was
said to be one of the nations most important cigar label printers.

[tedzan]

George S. Harris & Sons Lithographic were one of the premier printing firms in the late 19th Century.


N162 Goodwin Champions 1888 .... 50 card set




A36 Album....12 pages illustrating the N162 cards





TED Z
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[Pat R]

Here's The Link.

http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistp...el_coqueta.htm

[RayJay]

Awesome!

[tedzan]

The American Lithographic Co. building still stands in NYC at the corner of Park Avenue South & East 19th Street. This 13-story building was built in 1895,
and this 170-foot high structure is dwarfed by the surrounding tall buildings.




Ten years ago I entered it, hoping to find a showroom displaying original lithographic gems from it's glorious past. I was confronted by a tall guard, who
asked me who I was looking for.
I asked him if there was some sort of a museum room display reminiscent of this once famous printing firm. He had no idea of what I was talking about,
and he quickly showed me the door. What little I could make of it, this building was filled with professional offices.


P.S...If you are visiting San Francisco, you have to check-out the Schmidt Lithographic (OBAK fame) museum. They have some fantastic displays of their
original lithographic productions.


TED Z
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[Leon]

Originally Posted by Pat R

I was doing some research and came across an article that stated the purchase of these lithograph company's by American Lithograph in 1892.

George S. Harris & Sons- Philadelphia PA
Heppenheimers & Sons-NJ
Donaldson Brothers Company-NY
Giles Company-NY
Eddy & Calaus-?
Witsch & Schmidt-NY
Schumacher & Ettinger-NY

It appears some of them were good size printing Company's at the time,
Harris & Sons was listed as the largest in the city and Heppenheimers was
said to be one of the nations most important cigar label printers.

No wonder they printed just about everything we see, it seems. And those cigar labels were big printing affairs back in the 1800s-1900s....I have seen a ton or proofs and really nice lithography surrounding labels.

[trdcrdkid]

Donaldson Brothers was a major printer of trade cards.

Jay Last's book "The Color Explosion" had an exhaustive and well-illustrated history of all these U.S. lithographic firms from the late 1800s.

[RayJay]

Thanks for the book, I'm ordering it right now! haha

[1880nonsports]

but over 70.00 a bit steep for a used book...... Might be a good motivator to explore the library although here in south florida as opposed to my old homestead in NYC - figuring my chances not great.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by 1880nonsports

but over 70.00 a bit steep for a used book...... Might be a good motivator to explore the library although here in south florida as opposed to my old homestead in NYC - figuring my chances not great.

Inter-library loan if it's available in FL might work. I'll bet there's a copy or two in the state's system given all of the gorgeous lithographed fruit crate labels that used to be produced for citrus and the like. We have a time share we sometimes take in Vero Beach (Disney) and they have a nice display of the labels in their lobby.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by 1880nonsports

but over 70.00 a bit steep for a used book...... Might be a good motivator to explore the library although here in south florida as opposed to my old homestead in NYC - figuring my chances not great.

I Just Picked up my copy at the post office, brand new $27.99 + $3.99 shipping.