Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
George Converse Printing Press |
Object Name |
Press, Standing |
Catalog Number |
1962.2.1 |
Material |
wood |
Date |
1844-1865 |
Year Range from |
1844 |
Year Range to |
1865 |
Description |
Wooden printing press supposedly made c. 1857 by young George Converse on which he may have printed the "Vermont Eagle" The press was fumigated by Historic New England in 2019 because of the intractable presence of powder post beetles. During its cleaning part of a stamp became evident indicating that at least one piece of wood had been repurposed from a wooden crate from a Boston drug store. See the second photo. See Rich Perry's photos for a better picture. |
People |
Converse, G.A. (George Albert) |
Search Terms |
19th century Norwich Norwich YMCA Eagle Press, Norwich Vermont Eagle |
Credit line |
Gift of Converse Colt |