Thomas Sabine, letter press and copper plate printer at the London & Middlesex Printing Office, No. 81 Shoe Lane, Fleet Street [graphic].

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16832881

Description

Title
Thomas Sabine, letter press and copper plate printer at the London & Middlesex Printing Office, No. 81 Shoe Lane, Fleet Street [graphic].
Alternative Title
Thomas Sabine, letterpress and copper plate printer
Creator
Sabine, T. (Thomas), -1810, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created
[between 1785 and 1804]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Thomas Sabine
Abstract

A trade card for Thomas Sabine, illustrated with tools of the printing trade along the tops and sides and below with three illustrations showing tradesmen at work: at a rolling press, a composer in front of type drawers, and two men working a letter press

Description
Title from item.
Date of publication based on Sabine's date probable years of operation at Shoe Lane, before his partnership with his son. See Maxted, I. London book trades 1775-1800, page 197.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Text below title: Gentlemen, tradesmen and others, favouring him with their Commands, may depend on having them executed in the neatest and most expeditious manner. N.B. Copper Plates neatly Engraved and Printed.
For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance
Quadrille; June 2019.
Extent
1 print : sheet 8 x 12 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
File 66 785 Sa116

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Advertisements
Trade cards (advertising)
Ephemera
Engravings England London 1785
Material
engraving on card stock in blue ink ;
Resource Type
text and still image
Subject (Topic)
Occupations
Printers
Printing
Printing presses
Printmaking equipment
Typesetting
Subjects
Occupations
Printers
Printing
Printing presses
Printmaking equipment
Typesetting
England > London > 1785

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Rights
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Identifiers

Orbis Record
14472393
Object ID (OID)
16832881

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