]> central_city Central City Steam Printing House Collection An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University MRC &su_name; &su_address; 24 Sep 2015 Michele Combs24 Sep 2015 English Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Central City Steam Printing House. Central City Steam Printing House Collection circa 1850 0.25 linear ft. A wide range of printed material, produced presumably as samples by the Central City Printing Company of Syracuse, New York. 4597769 English Biographical History

Nothing could be discovered about the Central City Steam Printing House. Steam power was first applied to printing presses in Germany during the first decades of the 19th century, and the steam-powered rotary press was invented in 1843 in the United States by Richard M. Hoe. Evidently Central City found this new technology sufficiently compelling to include it in their company name.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Central City Printing Company Collection consists of a wide range of business-related printed material, presumably produced as samples by the company. The material includes everything from advertisements and billheads to tickets and trade/business cards. Many of the samples are for local or reginal businesses, such as Empire Millinery (Syracuse), Constantia Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Sage Hotel (Canastota).

 Arrangement of the Collection

Alphabetically by type of material.

 Related Material

See also the Central New York Trade Catalogs and Business Ephemera for additional examples of early printed business material.

 Subject and Genre Headings Business and IndustryNew York StatePublishing, printing and book arts Central City Steam Printing House. Advertising cards -- United States -- History -- 19th century.Business enterprises -- Syracuse (N.Y.) -- 19th century.Graphic design -- Specimens.Printing -- Specimens. Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History. Advertisements.Announcements.Billheads.Business cards.Circulars (fliers)Dance cards.Order forms.Programs (documents)Tickets. Publishers and printers. Access Restrictions

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 Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

 Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Central City Steam Printing House, &su_name;

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2015.

 Inventory Printed material (specimens) Advertisements1 Billheadsblank forms with a business letterhead, suitable for summarizing a list of items purchased1 Envelopesincludes tiny ones for church offerings1 Financial miscellanyreceipts, past-due notices, etc.1 Invitations1 Labels [?]probably for patent medicine bottles, packages, etc.1 Letterheads1 Notices1 Trade and business cards1 Miscellanyincludes a small notice for the front desk of the Vanderbilt House Hotel with rules and meal prices, list of nominees for city elections, introduction cards, price lists, a printed request for donations from Syracuse Lodge of Freemasons, subscription forms, etc.1