Letterpress

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Letterpress

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.179

Scope and Content

A single, double-sided page printed for the Ninth Annual 'INK CAHOOTS' 1981

Context

This letterpress relates how the author convinced the St Joseph Gazette to correct the typo in the name of their newspaper. In 1903 the Old English name plate of the letter 'I' was mistakenly used for the letter 'J'. After the 77 year old typo was changed, the newspaper sent to info out to the Associated Press and articles were printed all over the country. The back page shows a collage of articles

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Letterpress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Replication Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Printing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Primary Language

English