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03/06/2017

The Liberty Tree & The Liberty Paper Mill

Five years of British oppression had been endured by the citizens of Boston and surrounding towns. Five years previous, Parliament had passed the infamous Stamp Act, which required printed materials such as newspapers and legal documents to be published on paper produced in London and have a revenue stamp affixed.
The phrase “No Taxation Without Representation,” which had been part of the conversation for some time, now became a clarion call.
Reaction to the Stamp Act was quick and fierce.

For the complete story: https://cranesbond.com/2017/03/06/the-liberty-tree-the-liberty-paper-mill/

Five years of British oppression had been endured by the citizens of Boston and surrounding towns. Five years previous, Parliament had passed the infamous Stamp Act, which required printed material…

03/02/2017

03/02/2017

A beautiful be**er made in 1913 by E.D. Jones in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

10/08/2012

"The Pleasantest Business Letter Ever Received"

http://cranesbond.com/2012/10/08/the-pleasantest-business-letter-we-ever-received/

03/19/2012

In October of 1768, in response to growing unrest in Boston following imposition of the Townshend Acts, a fleet of British men-of-war with two regiments on board were moored in Boston harbor. The t...

03/01/2012

Legal Cartoon Fun with Bob Weber

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02/23/2012

Revere and Devens meet up 86 years after the Midnight Ride. A strange twist of fate and history. http://bit.ly/yDBkc7

I wrote earlier about Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride, noting that Liberty Paper Mill customer Richard Devens was waiting in Charlestown for Revere to arrive by boat over the Charles River. In one...

01/14/2012

On November 7, 1931, W. Murray Crane Jr. received the following letter from The Edison Institute of Technology in Dearborn, Michigan, again proving the quality and durability of Crane papers, as we...

11/16/2011

I had the occasion recently to leaf through a couple of Crane patent portfolios from the mid-1890s. Most are quite boring in both their content and appearance. Not so when you come to British paten...

11/16/2011

In his letter to Crane & Co. of Nov. 11, 1881, Mr. Bradley seemed a bit put out that a company such as Crane would be ordering gummed labels of various sizes and colors for its samples. “W...

11/09/2011

The artistry of 19th-century letterheads: B.F. Wade, Toledo, Ohio

Continuing our look at some of my favorite 19th-century letterheads from the Crane archives. Today is B.F. Wade, a prominent printer in Toledo. This was no small operation. Here’s a photo of thei...