Box of Vintage Printing Paper

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Box of Vintage Printing Paper

Entry/Object ID

NU 2025.15.1-4

Description

A dark green cardboard box containing three different types of vintage printing paper. One stack of paper made by the Weston Paper Company, has the letterhead "The Cats Los Gatos, Calif." The second stack of paper has a water mark indicating it was produced by the Eaton Paper Company. The third stack of paper consists of thin tracing paper with two holes punched on the right side.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Byron Weston Company, Eaton Paper Company, A. Carlisle & Co. and Upham & Rutledge. Inc

Time Period

20th Century

Place

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Both producers of the paper were located in the state of Massachusetts in the U.S.A. at the same time period. A. Carlisle & Co. and Upham & Rutledge Inc. were the distributor of the paper in San Francisco.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On short outer side of the box.

Transcription

Letterheads A. Carlisle & Co. Upham & Rutledge. Inc. Printers -- Stationers Lithographers 135 Post St. San Francisco Trade Mark Trade Mark

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Notes

This is the distributor of the paper.

Type

Inscription

Location

Water mark in the center of each page.

Transcription

Weston's Old Hampshire Bond 100% New Rag

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Label

Location

Water mark in the bottom left corner of the pages.

Transcription

Eaton's Corrasable Bond U.S.A. Berkshire

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Paper, Typing

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stationery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Paper

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Dimensions for NU 2025.15.1 (Box)

Height

2-1/4 in

Width

9 in

Dimension Description

Dimensions for NU 2025.15.2 - 4 (Paper)

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good