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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Correspondence

Letterheads & Stationery

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

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Print Campaigns

Print Advertisements

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

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Promotional Items

Trade Novelties

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

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Contributing Photographs to the Archive

Do you have family albums, vintage plant snapshots, Taylor team sports photos, or retirement dinners? We can professionally scan and digitize your originals, or you can send high-resolution digital files:

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