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A Brief History of Printing in England / A Short History of Printing in England from Caxton to the Present Time

Chapter 25: CONTRIBUTORS
By Frederick W. Hamilton
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This primer traces the development of printing in England from its fifteenth-century beginnings through industrial and stylistic changes into the modern era. It follows early pioneers such as William Caxton, examines regulatory and commercial frameworks including the Company of Stationers, and surveys printers whose work shaped book production, notably John Day and the Whittinghams. Chapters outline technological, legal, and trade developments, and offer a concise chronological account accessible to non-specialists. A short bibliography and review questions support further study.

CONTRIBUTORS

For Composition and Electrotypes
 
 
Isaac H. Blanchard Company, New York, N. Y.
 
S. H. Burbank & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
 
J. S. Cushing & Co., Norwood, Mass.
 
The DeVinne Press, New York, N. Y.
 
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, Ill.
 
Geo. H. Ellis Co., Boston, Mass.
 
Evans-Winter-Hebb, Detroit, Mich.
 
Franklin Printing Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
 
F. H. Gilson Company, Boston, Mass.
 
Stephen Greene & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
 
W. F. Hall Printing Co., Chicago, Ill.
 
J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
 
McCalla & Co. Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.
 
The Patteson Press, New York.
 
The Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
 
Poole Bros., Chicago, Ill.
 
Edward Stern & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
 
The Stone Printing & Mfg. Co., Roanoke, Va.
 
C. D. Traphagen, Lincoln, Neb.
 
The University Press, Cambridge, Mass.
For Composition
 
 
Boston Typothetae School of Printing, Boston, Mass.
 
William F. Fell Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
 
The Kalkhoff Company, New York, N. Y.
 
Oxford-Print, Boston, Mass.
 
Toby Rubovits, Chicago, Ill.
For Electrotypes
 
 
Blomgren Brothers Co., Chicago, Ill.
 
Flower Steel Electrotyping Co., New York, N. Y.
 
C. J. Peters & Son Co., Boston, Mass.
 
Royal Electrotype Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
 
H. C. Whitcomb & Co., Boston, Mass.
For Engravings
 
 
American Type Founders Co., Boston, Mass.
 
C. B. Cottrell & Sons Co., Westerly, R. I.
 
Golding Manufacturing Co., Franklin, Mass.
 
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
 
Inland Printer Co., Chicago, Ill.
 
Lanston Monotype Machine Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
 
Mergenthaler Linotype Company, New York, N. Y.
 
Geo. H. Morrill Co., Norwood, Mass.
 
Oswald Publishing Co., New York, N. Y.
 
The Printing Art, Cambridge, Mass.
 
B. D. Rising Paper Company, Housatonic, Mass.
 
The Vandercook Press, Chicago, Ill.
For Book Paper
 
 
American Writing Paper Co., Holyoke, Mass.
 
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., Mechanicville, N. Y.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
  1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
  2. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed.