Fonds Fonds 1137 - Toronto Lithographing Company

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Toronto Lithographing Company

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    CA ON00386 Fonds 1137

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    • 1898 (Creation)

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    14 photographs

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    The Toronto Lithographing Co. opened under the proprietorship of Gorrell, Craig & Co. at 33 Wellington Street East, Toronto in 1878 offering lithographing, engraving, and electrotyping services. A.H. Gorrel & Co. became the proprietors 1879-1880, and Daniel T. Corrie and Charles F. Bennett were the proprietors 1881-1883. From 1883 William Stone was the proprietor; with John Douglas Wright 1883-1885, and Frederick William Heath and William Crowley Jephcott from 1886. In 1884 the company moved from Wellington Street to 60 York Street where it remained for one year before moving to 26-28 King Street East. In 1891 the firm moved to 13 Jordon Street, and on January 6, 1895 the facility was destroyed by fire. The following year the Toronto Lithographing Co. re-located in a new building at 459-467 King Street West at Bathurst Street. In 1909 the Toronto Lithographing Co. became Stone Ltd., with William Stone as president, and Frank Stone as vice-president and managing director. In 1917 the company merged with Rolph & Clark Ltd. to form Rolph-Clark-Stone Ltd., with Frank Rolph honourary president, William Stone president, Thomas J. Clark vice-president, Frank A. Rolph 2nd vice-president and managing director and treasurer, and Frank W. Stone general manager and secretary.

    Custodial history

    The donor acquired these photographic records from the neice of William Stone who was the president of Toronto Lithographing Co., Stone Ltd., and Rolph-Clark-Stone Ltd.

    Scope and content

    Fonds consists of photographs taken by the firm of A. A. Gray & Company which document the lithography, engraving, and photography departments of the Toronto Lithographing Co., 459-467 King Street West, Toronto. The photographs provide interior views which show the equipment and the employees including artists, engravers, typesetters, press and camera operators, and men and women at the cutting and folding machines. There are also photographs documenting employees in offices and in the bicycle storage area.

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    Fonds was acquired from an acquaintance of the neice of William Stone, who was the president of the Toronto Lithographing Co., Stone Ltd., and Rolph-Clark-Stone Ltd.

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        Photocopies of these images are available for viewing in the Archives Research Hall. Digital copies of these photographs are also available.

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        Open

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        No further accruals are anticipated.

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        The photographs are albumen prints, mounted on board.

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        One photograph has been removed from it's board, and lined with paper.

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