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Title
Copper plate for letterhead of Charles Scott's shop in George Street, Sydney, ca 1840-1849
Call number
R 2105
Level of description
fonds
Date

ca 1840-1849
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Objects
Reference code
903255
Physical Description
2 photomechanical prints - photocopies
1 printing plate - 8 x 20.5 cm - copper
Scope and Content
Cooper printing block for account/invoice stationery for Charles Scott, wholesale and retail ironmonger.

"184" indicating the decade of 1840.

The plate has the etching of a shop front in the top right hand corner. Underneath the etched inscription are columns headed, pounds, shillings, and pence symbols.

2 photocopy sheets of article from Joseph Fowles, Sydney in 1848 indicating where Charles Scott's business was located in George Street, Sydney, between King and Market Streets.
Access Conditions

Access via appointment
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
General note

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6728 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Signatures / Inscriptions

'184 Sydney M. Bought of Charles Scott Wholesale and Retail Ironm[o]nger George Street'
Conservation note

Poor condition, seven holes drilled through plate
Name
Scott, Charles
Subject
Printing plates--Australia.
Stationery.
Stores, Retail--New South Wales--Sydney.
Topic
copper
shops
hardware shops
stationery
Place
George Street (Sydney, N.S.W.)

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