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Franklin County Press printing samples

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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206

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Franklin County Press, Inc. was located in Turners Falls, Massachusetts.

An oversize scrapbook comprising printing samples of items created by the Franklin County Press. The items were printed from the years 1939 to 1941. The printed samples include advertisements, announcement cards for events, banking forms, business letterheads, blank business forms, labels for paper, lawyers' forms, programs, and restaurant menus. The press printed items for Turners Falls High School. Included in the scrapbook is a theater advertisement for Pinocchio. Annotations in pencil note the price per quantity of the printed material. Printed on the scrapbook cover: Franklin County Press, Inc., Turners Falls, Mass. The last four leaves are blank.

Sold by Steve Finer Rare Books (Greenfield, Massachusetts), 2016.

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Finding Aid Author
Donna Brandolisio
Finding Aid Date
August 2018
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Franklin County Press printing samples, 1939-1941.
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