Handmade wooden type case. The case is divided in half then subdivided into small boxes or cubbies. Five rows are separated into square boxes (7 in each half-length row), and the remaining two are separated into rectangular boxes (5 in each half-length row). The reverse bears the inscription, "Type board used by John Goold in printing the first newspaper ever printed in the state of Vermont. John Goold was the father of Lydia Goold Putnam and grandfather of Abel Putnam (Jr?)." The front of the case is covered in plexiglass with an exhibition label and an example of the print attached.
Use
Used to hold letters for a printing press
Context
Used by John Goold in printing the first newspaper printed in the state of Vermont.
