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This Just In: W.G. Sutherland, The Sign Writer and Glass Embosser (Manchester/London, 1898)
An iconic sign painting manual and lettering portfolio from the end of the 19th century arrives at the Archive.
We were delighted to get our hands on a copy of William George Sutherland’s The Sign Writer and Glass Embosser, a rare technical manual from the turn of the 20th century. Consisting mainly of decorative alphabets, this book was meant primarily for use in signage, with chapters dedicated to various methods of decorating on glass including gilding, embossing, etching, and enamel painting. The volume includes a portfolio of 32 lithographed prints, 16 in color with occasional gold, by Kleinertz of Manchester.
View a hi-res sampler of images from the book
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