Name/Title
"HUX CUTS"Entry/Object ID
2001.111.1.1Description
Color: Orange; Red
"Hux Cuts," issued by Huckins-Smith, Inc., 1927. The 48-page catalog has an orange cardstock cover with the title at the top of the front. At the center is, "A comprehensive / catalogue of high / grade cuts covering / nearly every subject / needed in the field / of Advertising / and Printing." Below this is an illustration within a square box of a man in a suit. Around all of the latter is an ornate border. Along the left is "HUX CUTS Over 1000 Illustrated Ideas." Written in pencil on the top right corner is "miss it / Pes [sic] see / E J." On the center of the back is "TO-DAY." Below this is a brief introduction to the media of advertising illustrations. The name and address of the manufacturer at the bottom. Along the right is "HUX CUTS Will Help Your Copy Do More Work!" All of the printing on the cover is in red. At the beginning of the inside are a notice on shipping, a copyright warning, an introduction to the catalog, a listing of sizes, and an index. Many styles of illutrations for all occasions are listed with names like Mary's Pet, Eye Strain, He Who Laughs, Just Imported, and many more. At the top of each page are notes for special work, prices, and multigraph plates. A fold-out insert was in the artifact and is item .2. With abrasions; some creases; dented corners; missing corners; soiling; and small tears, the object is in fair condition overall.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Huckins-Smith, Inc., Commercial art