Letterpress

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Letterpress

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.173

Scope and Content

A single, double-sided page for the 1981 Edition of "It's a Small World"

Context

How the 'St Ioseph Gazette' Became the 'St Joseph Gazette' - In 1903 a St. Joe typesetter pulled an 'I' from his Old English type case instead of a 'J'; that error lasted for 77 years. In December 1980 the author convinced the newspaper to correct the letter; they subsequently told the Associated Press. The article was distributed nation wide, and the author became a celebrity. The back side of the Letterpress is an article printed in the New York Times on Wednesday, December 16, 1980 entitled " A Typographical Error That Lasted 77 Years"

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