Script and Manuscript Lettering by Higgins Ink Co., Inc. (1944)

Script and Manuscript Lettering by Higgins Ink Co., Inc.  Published in Brooklyn, NY; 1944 (fourth printing).

Softbound with separate cover; B&W illustrations and halftones; 36 pages

Illustrated how-to handbook with a selection of alphabets.

 

Object Number : 2016.0013.0001
Type : brochures/catalogs/spec and price list
Object Height : 11 in.
Object Width : 8-1/2 in.
Object Depth : 1/16 in.
Object Weight : 2 oz.
Object History :

Donor was given book at the 2015 Christmas party of the Central Ohio Sign Association.  Upon closer examination, donor found the name of “Herbert Crites” handwritten on the inside back cover of the book.  Crites had taught the donor 23K patent gilding over the phone from 1979 to 1983 when the donor and his father owned S&N Wood Products, which produced routed and sandblasted wood signs.  Crites had been a long-time employee of Columbus Sign Company.

 

Status : Storage
Location : Collection Lab
Status Location : Rolling Shelf B
Donor Name : Stanley W. Young, III
Company : Trinity Sign Group
Signature : Herbert Crites
Signature Location : Inside back cover
Condition :

Very good: Some minor wear-and-tear on cover.

 

First Contact Date : 2/13/2016
First Contact Description : Donor mailed copy of book to museum
Follow Up Date : 2/25/2016
Follow Up Description : Museum wrote to donor, accepting book and sending donation paperwork
Deed of Gift Form Received : 3/5/2016
Object Received Date : 2/20/2016
Object Cataloged Date : 3/8/2016
Box Number : 2007
Shelf Number : 2