Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-07
PRINTING INK.
gAeIdOn Collins dk Co, Manufac-
gurers, No. 20 Frankfort street,
New York.

Sheldon Collins d. Co, Manufac-
gurers, No, 90 Frankfort street
New York. ~
We copy the following from the New
/ York Comm ercial Path Finder of Janu
ary lst as compliment to our OLD
friends, who have furnished this office
ink for the past seven years, and can
fully vouch for the firm and the good
quality of their inks:
The labor of the type-founders, the
paper maker and the printer would be
comparatively wasted without the posi-
!; 'ity of obtaining an article of ink
nh. h would utilize their various contri-
Sn.;on W.. s to the finished result. There are
rnoro Uurro mr. %ctical difficulties in the way oi
nonnioct, aoI R ring satisfactory ink than
nonIS ba 90, forth in the space to which
uouar ~ ~ rnavo no. idably limited, but it will
0nf,;ne "J a.e 10 saw 4 hat America maintains
bar .Su SUPREMACY i,.T. this, as we'll as all
ntber brancbes of tb e topographic art.
The desirable oual. ties Of good print
ting ink are body, col, 'r, lustrc, ease in
working, rapidity in dry ug, anu peru permit u
nence. The nature and proPorSion "
ingredients must vary in aecorqanS;e
with the style of work COM emplateu
soft, porous paper, for instance ;, re9uir,
ing ink of a very different quali,V lroni
that which will work we'll upon sn.'oo'h'
highly calendered surface. .,
TO become practically familiar wM.n
these differences involves scientint'
knowledge and long experience. In
some fancy colored inks, foreign ma
kers, especially the French, have long
enjoyed high reputation, but even IN
this specially, our own manufacturers
are now extremely successful, while IN
the more important item OF black INK
no better can be produced In the world
One of the most widely known estaD-
lishments in the United States, for the
manufacture of printing inks of all col
ors, is that of Sheldon Collins d Co.,
whose New FORK offices and salesroom
are at No. 26 Frankfort street. Their
principal factory, exclusively devoted 70
making black inks, is located at South
Dedham, Mass.
The premises are very extensive, IN
cluding no less than fourteen dlIerent
buildings for she manufacture OF lamp
black, a very essential ingredient IN INK
Messrs. Collins & Co. make varions
grades of this article, adapted to al
kinds of printing, from the cheapest
newspaper to the finest book work. The
most approved processes are employed,
and the machinery is Of the latest and
hest construction. The works contain
an engine of twenty-horse power, and q
water wheel furnishes the equivalent OF
ffty-horse power more.
All the various Ingredients Of ink are
manufactured, or prepared from the
crude material, and the daily production
is about 5000 pounds. Among the diff
ierent styles of black ink, are news ink,
for power and hand presses : book,
poster aud job ink, wood cut ink Tor
pictorials, fine card ink, etc. The finest
qualities are put up in earthen jars
holding from one ounce 70 one pound
cheaper grades in tins of from one 70
twenty-five pounds weight; also in bulk,
up to barrels containing four hundred
pounds. The prices exhibit the usual
range, but quality considered, no house
in the trade offers more favorable terms.
At their establishment in Frankfort
street New York, Messrs. Collins 4 Co.
manufacture every variety Of colored
inks, including common and fine red
ink. carmine, ultramarine, lake, purple,
light and dark blue and green, brown,