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| Frowde | William | NY | NY |
William FrowdeBookbinderMott StreetNew YorkNew York ( 1804-1806) 1.1. Hannah French, “Early American Bookbinding by Hand” from: “Bookbinding inAmerica” Lehmann-Haupt ed. 1967. pg.106. |
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| Fry | Richard | Boston | MA |
Richard FryStationer, Bookseller, Paper-maker, & Rag-merchantat Mr. Tho. Fleet’s Printer at The Heart and Crown in Cornhill*BostonMass. 1. 1732* The Grolier Club, Catalogue of Ornamental Leather Bookbindings, pg. 95 1. Originally from London. “appears to have been one of the earliest blankbook manufacturers in that city”(of Boston) “He assured the merchants in acard that he would sell them all sorts of account-books, done after the mostacute [sic] manner, 20 per cent cheaper than they were accustomed to have themfrom London”. John Luther Ringwalt, “American Encyclopedia of Printing,Philadelphia,1871 pg 431. J. Leander Bishop in his History of Am.Manufacturer, pg 197 attributes this quote to a May 1732 ad. in Thomas Fleet’sweekly Rehearsal.2. First paper mill in New England. J. Leander Bishop, History of AmericanManufacturer, pg. 197. |
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| Fudge | Henry | Philadelphia | PA |
Henry FudgeBookbinder112 S. Water and 113 S. Front *PhiladelphiaPennsylvania 1.1. (1825) Philadelphia Directory and Strangers Guide |
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| Furber | Thomas | Portsmouth | NH |
Thomas FurberPrinter and plain binderPortsmouthNew Hampshire ( 1764) 1.1. Born in Portsmouth and served his apprenticeship with Daniel Fowle. Openedup a print shop 1764. “Furber had been taught plain binding, and undertook toconnect it with printing, Although he was not very skillful, either as aprinter or as a binder, he began the world under favorable circumstances; and,had he been attentive to his affairs, he might have been successful …andlike too many others, gave himself up to the enjoyment of a companion when heshould have been attending to his business.” Isiah Thomas pg. 3332, In 1764 a James Furber began publishing the Portsmouth Mercury, NewHampshire’s second paper. “The News Paper Record “by William TurnerCoggeshall, 1856, pg 153. |
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| Furdge | Henry | Philadelphia | PA |
Henry FurdgeBookbinderand bottler3 Farmer’s RowPhiladelphiaPennsylvania ( 1820) 1.1. Hannah French, “Early American Bookbinding by Hand” from: “Bookbinding inAmerica” Lehmann-Haupt ed. 1967. pg.112 |
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