Advertising

Archival Collections

Advertising & Commercial Ephemera

Explore more than a century of marketing, promotional artifacts, and printing history from Taylor Brothers, Taylor Instrument Companies, and the Tycos brand—from factory letterheads and national magazine spreads to relief printing blocks and trade novelties.

Production Artifacts

Printing Press Plates

Surviving copper, zinc, and wood-mounted relief blocks used to print catalogs, company letterheads, and founder portraits.

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Letterheads & Stationery

Engraved executive correspondence, billing invoices, and factory letterheads from Taylor & Richardson through the Ames Street era.

In Curation

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Print Advertisements

National magazine displays, aviation and medical trade journal ads, and Tycos consumer promotions across the 20th century.

In Curation

Promotional Items

Trade Novelties

Pocket slide rules, trade fair giveaways, commemorative matchbook covers, desk thermometers, and specialty branded merchandise.

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Contribute to the Ephemera Collection

Do you have vintage Taylor Instrument magazine clippings, trade catalog cuts, original letterheads, or promotional novelties? Help us expand the archive by submitting scans or archival photographs.

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