Edward Everett Cox
Edward Everett Cox was an entrepreneur who was committed to printing with the most up-to-date equipment in the early 1900s. He built a two story building on the court house square in Hartford City, IN designed to efficiently print the daily news papers along with various other printing endeavors. He later added flexograph machines so that he could print colored wrappers on glassine and cellophane papers, which were shipped all over the country. This is the origin of our collection of wrapper proofs. Most proof sheets are signed off by pressman who worked for Edward E Cox Printing Inc., including our Claude Beeson!
Flexographic Printing
Flexographic printing is a method of printing that uses a flexible plate to transfer ink onto a substrate, such as paper or plastic. The plate is typically made of rubber or photopolymer and is mounted on a cylinder. The substrate is fed through the printing press, where the plate comes into contact with an ink roller, transferring the ink onto the substrate.
