Brattleboro Typographic Company
The Brattleboro Typographic Company was a printing company in Brattleboro, Vermont founded on October 26, 1836,[1][2] as a successor to the firm Holbrook & Fessenden.[3] The company started with $150,000 in Capital and eight power printing presses.[4] The company issued large editions of the bible alongside other nationally distributed publications.[3] The company initiated what would become a very successful publishing industry in the town.[3] Notably, the printing company was one of the few publishers at the time who manufactured their own paper for printing.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "William Fessenden's Brattleboro Bookstore - Brattleboro History". brattleborohistory.com. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^ Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont. KNAPP & JEWETT Printers. 1833. pp. 129–131.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Duffy, John J.; Hand, Samuel B.; Orth, Ralph H. (2003). "Holbrook, John". The Vermont Encyclopedia. UPNE. p. 160. ISBN 9781584650867.
- ^ "Brattleborough, Vermont". Hayward's New England Gazetteer of 1839 – via NewEnglandTowns.org.
- ^ Wright, Robert E. (2013-11-20). Corporation Nation. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 109. ISBN 9780812208962.
- ^ Hazard, Samuel (1840). Hazard's United States Commercial and Statistical Register. p. 244.
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