Joseph Fenson and Sons : Sykes Works, Bridge St., Sheffield.
Published / Created:
Great Britain, ca. 1870?
Physical Description:
1 printing plate : copper ; 12 x 15 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts Eph Pr 12 Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Copper plate used in the printing of Joseph Fenson and Sons trade cards.Joseph Fenson and Sons was a manufacturer of strait razors, cutlery, and knives. The company was founded by Joseph Fenton in 1795 and was situated on Scotland Street, Sheffield. In the early 1870's the firm moved to Sykes Works on Matilda Street and Eyre Street.Plate is not signed.
Subject Terms:
Joseph Fenson and Sons. | Cutlery -- Great Britain. | Copperplates -- Specimens. | Advertising cards -- Great Britain. | Commercial printing -- England.
Form/Genre:
Printing plates -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Matrices.