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1963

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1973

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  • We acquired this object.

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Letterhead, H-C Industries, Inc., Crawfordsville, Indiana

This is a letterhead. It was graphic design by Unknown. It is dated ca. 1968 and we acquired it in 1999. Its medium is letterpress: black and gold ink on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Thomas F. O'Malley.

Its dimensions are

27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in. )

It has the following markings

Watermark: Gilbert Opaque Bond 25% Cotton

It is inscribed

Imprinted text across top of sheet "H-C Industries, Inc. / P.O. Box 472. Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933. Phone (317)362-3200" Imprinted text bottom center "THIS LETTERHEAD, PRODUCED BY NUSSMEIER ENGRAVING COMPANY / EVANSVILLE, INDIANA / RECEIVED / AN AWARD OF MERIT / AS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF A / WHOLLY ENGRAVED LETTERHEAD / ENTERED IN THE 1968 ESMA CONTESTS"

Cite this object as

Letterhead, H-C Industries, Inc., Crawfordsville, Indiana; Graphic design by Unknown (American); USA; letterpress: black and gold ink on white wove paper; 27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in. ); Gift of Thomas F. O'Malley; 1999-59-8

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