Worker at Rapid Electrotype, Co. in Cincinnati   Save
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Description: Original description reads: "Casting room at Rapid Electrotype, Co. Cincinnati, Ohio." Electrotyping is an application of the art of electroplating to typography, used for making duplicate plates for relief printing. The Rapid Electrotype Company was founded in 1899, pioneering in making and distributing newspaper advertising plates to newspapers and dealers throughout the United States. This unique service allowed advertising agencies and advertisers to drastically increase their capacity of printing in the first quarter of the 20th century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_028_1
Subjects: Electrotyping; Printing industry; Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)