Golding & Company
Golding & Companywas an American manufacturer of platen printing presses and printers' tools, established in 1869 by William Hughson Golding (1845–1916)[1]in theFort Hill area of Boston, Massachusetts.[2]
History
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Before 1895, Golding hiredHenry Lewis Bullento print itshouse organ,which increased sales of the Pearl.[2]In 1906, Golding'sfactoriesmoved toFranklin, Massachusetts;itsshowroomsremained in Boston.[2]
William Golding died in 1916, but his two sons continued the enterprise.[2]In 1918, Golding was acquired byAmerican Type Founders(ATF).[1]The Pearl continued to be made and sold by the Golding Press Division of ATF.[2]In 1927,Thomson National Company[3](manufacturers of theColt's Armory Press) bought Golding from ATF.[1]
In 1936, theCraftsmen Machinery Company,ofDedham, Massachusetts,somehow acquired jigs and patterns for the 7 x 11 Improved Pearl, selling it as the CMC Jobber until 1955.[2]
Printing presses
[edit]- Official (~1872)[4]
- Pearl (1876)
- Improved Pearl (1895)
- Jobber
References
[edit]- ^abcGolding Printing PressesArchived2011-07-18 at theWayback Machine.American Amateur Press Association.Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^abcdefThe Pearl — A Jewel of a Press.Type & Press,Fall 1998. Retrieved fromAmalgamated Printers' Association,8 October 2010.
- ^Or Thompson Printing Press Company, according to Williams.
- ^Williams, Fred.The Official Press.Type & Press,Spring 1982. Retrieved from Amalgamated Printers' Association, 8 October 2010.
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