Kelsey Press designs in collections, exhibitions, industrial design catalogues and historical information

1872-99 - Excelsior offset press

Kelsey Press. (1872-99). Excelsior offset press. (Cat. no. 1956.450. Viewed 31 October 2018. J00230).

• Photo - Bennington Museum, Vermont.

1872-1940 - printing press, Star model

Kelsey Press Co. (1840-1940). Printing press, Star model. Cast iron, steel. (Artifact no. 1972.0813.001. Viewed 29 December 2018. J00243).

• Photo - Canada Science and Technology Museums, Ottawa.

1873-80 - printing press

Kelsey & Co. (1873-80). Printing press. (Viewed 21 June 2020. L01434).

• Photo - Historic New England organization, Boston, MA.

c. 1891 - platen jobber

William Kelsey. (c. 1891). Platen jobber. (Accession no. 1985.0559. Viewed 9 February 2021. J01101).

• Photos - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
• See object description in 1996 book online below.

patented 1893 - printing press, Excelsior F

Kelsey & Co. (patented 1893). Printing press, Excelsior F. (Artifact no. 1994.0392.001. Viewed 29 December 2019. J00245).

• Photo - Canada Science and Technology Museums, Ottawa.

1930-50 - ink

Kelsey Company. (1930-50). Ink. (Accession no. 1980.0023. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01317).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

1930-50 - ink

Kelsey Company. (1930-50). Ink. (Accession no. 1980.0023. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01318).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

mid 20th c. - Excelsior 5x8 press

Kelsey Press Co. (mid 20th century). Excelsior 5x8 press. (Accession no. 1980.0023. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01312).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
• See object description in 1996 book online below.

c. 1950 - composing stick

Kelsey Press Co. (c. 1950). Composing stick. (Accession no. 2004.0248. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01313)

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

c. 1970 - Excelsior Mercury 3x5 press

Kelsey Press Co. (c. 1970). Excelsior Mercury 3x5 press. (Accession no. 1995.0283. Viewed 9 February 2021. J01104).

• Photos - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
• See object description in 1996 book online below.

20th c. - printing press

Kelsey & Co. (20th century). Printing press. (Accession no. 83-2056. Viewed 1 September 2020. J00528).

• Photo - Musées de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - printing press, Excelsior model

Kelsey & Co. (undated). Printing press, Excelsior model. (Artifact no. 1987.0432.001. Viewed 29 December 2018. J00244).

• Photo - Canada Science and Technology Museums, Ottawa.

1900-50 - Excelsior Mercury Mod. 3x5 in

Kelsey & Co. (1900-50). Excelsior Mercury Mod. 3x5 in. (Inventory no. E-1995-0485. Viewed 10 February 2021. J01108).

• Photo - Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, Paderborn - German Digital Library (Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek), Berlin, website.

n. d. - printing press, Excelsior / 11

Kelsey & Co. (undated). Printing press, Excelsior / 11. (Artifact no. 1997.0777.001. Viewed 29 December 2019. J00246).

• Photo - Canada Science and Technology Museums, Ottawa.

n. d. - printing press, Excelsior

Kelsey & Co. (undated). Printing press, Excelsior. (Accession no. 966.025.001. Viewed 1 September 2020. J00529).

• Doon Heritage Crossroads, Kitchener, Ontario - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - printing press, Excelsior

Kelsey & Co. (undated). Printing press, Excelsior. (Accession no. 968.092.001. Viewed 1 September 2020. J00530).

• Doon Heritage Crossroads, Kitchener, Ontario - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - printing press, Excelsior

Kelsey Co. (undated). Printing press, Excelsior. (Accession no. M87.4.1. Viewed 1 September 2020. J00535).

• Kings Landing Historical Settlement, Prince William, New Brunswick - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - printing press

Kelsey Company. (undated). Printing press. (Accession no. 1991 155 I. Viewed 1 September 2020. J00533).

• Musée Pierre-Boucher, Trois-Rivières, Quebec - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - Excelsior 5x8 press

Presumably Kelsey Co. (undated). Excelsior 5x8 press. (Cat. no. GA80.00023.001. Viewed 9 February 2021. J01105).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - chase

Kelsey Company. (undated). Chase. (Accession no. 1980.0023. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01314).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - chase; chase iron

Kelsey Company. (undated). Chase; chase iron. (Accession no. 1980.0023. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01315).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - ink

Kelsey Company. (undated). Ink. (Accession no. 1980.0023. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01316).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - ink roller

Kelsey & Co. (undated). Ink roller. (Accession no. 1987.0038.0006. Viewed 1 September 2020. J00531).

• Fort Steele Heritage Town, Fort Steele, British Columbia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - printing ink

Kelsey Company. (undated). Printing ink. (Accession no. 1991 166 I.1-7. Viewed 1 September 2020. J00534).

• Musée Pierre-Boucher, Trois-Rivières, Quebec - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - set of inking rollers

Kelsey Company. (undated). Set of inking rollers. (Accession no. 2006.0226. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01321).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - set of inking rollers

Kelsey Company. (undated). Set of inking rollers. (Accession no. 2006.0226. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01323).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - roller cores

Kelsey Company. (undated). Roller cores. (Accession no. 2006.0226. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01322).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - quoin key

Kelesy Company. (undated). Quoin key. (Accession no. 2006.0226. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01319).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - set of quoins

Kelsey Company. (undated). Set of quoins. (Accession no. 2006.0226. Viewed 3 March 2021. J01320).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - keyboard typesetter

Kelsey & Co. (undated). Keyboard typesetter. (Accession no. 1987.0038.0017. Viewed 1 September 2020. J00532).

• Fort Steele Heritage Town, Fort Steele, British Columbia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - Kelsey Ornamented No. 747, 18 point

Presumably Kelsey & Co. (undated). Kelsey Ornamented No. 747, 18 point. (Accession no. 1982.0203. Viewed 9 February 2021. J01102).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - Kelsey Ornamented No. 747, 18 point

Presumably Kelsey & Co. (undated). Kelsey Ornamented No. 747, 18 point. (Accession no. 1982.0203. Viewed 9 February 2021. J01103).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - Model M 1 paper cutter

Kelsey & Co. (undated). Model M 1 paper cutter. (Accession no. 1990.0670. Viewed 10 February 2021. J01109).

• Photo - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

1874 - Meriden Town Hall exhibition

23-25 September 1874. Meriden Town Hall exhibition, Meriden Agricultural Society Fair, Meriden, CT.

> W. A. Kelsey exhibited a "portable printing press".

• For documentation, see design catalogues and historical information section below.

1876 - Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia

10 May - 10 November 1876. Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia.

> Exhibited by W. A. Kelsey & Co., "amateur printing presses". (Unspecified award recipient.)

• For documentation, see design catalogues and historical information section below.

1889 - Exposition at Delavan Opera House, Meriden

10 October 1889. Exposition at Delavan Opera House, Meriden, on the occasion of the visit of the International American Congress.

> Exhibited by Kelsey Press: "one large O. K. press, three Excelsior presses and one cart cutter. A fine display of visiting and fancy cards".

• For documentation, see design catalogues and historical information section below.

1893 - World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago

1 May - 30 October 1893. World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago.

> Unspecified "printing presses" exhibited by Kelsey Press Co.

• For documentation, see design catalogues and historical information section below.

1901 - Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, NY

1 May - 2 November 1901. Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, NY.

> Unspecified designs exhibited by Kelsey Press (printing presses).

• For documentation, see industrial design catalogues and historical information section below.

2016 - Printing Museum, Houston

29 January - 31 December 2016. The legacy of The Kelsey Press Company as seen through highlights from the F.C. “Bud” Hadfield Collection at The Printing Museum, Houston, Texas.

> Specific Kelsey Press designs and related materials on view not yet known.

• For documentation, see the industrial design catalogues and historical information section below.

Various newspapers, magazines and other sources

(c. 1872-). Various newspapers, magazines and other sources - search engines. (Updated 20 April 2019.)

• Online - archive.org;
• Online - Chronicling America at Library of Congress;
• Online - fultonhistory.com (over 40 million historical newspaper pages);
• Online - Google Books;
• Online - Google News;
• Online - HathiTrust Digital Library.

1873 - patent - improvement in printing-presses

William A. Kelsey. (6 May 1873; filed 3 April 1873). Letters patent no. 138,660: Improvement in printing-presses. (Viewed 22 December 2018. F00492).

• Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1873-1964 - Kelsey Company records

Kelsey Company. (1873-1964). Kelsey Company records: Testomonial letters, mail orders, press orders, stock orders, ledgers, amateur journalism / amateur press journals, National Amateur Press Association (NAPA) documentation. (Viewed 18 December 2018. L00902-03).

• Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, collection ID: NMAH.AC.0377, with finding aid.

1873-80 - two pamphlets

Kelsey & Co. (1873-80). Two pamphlets. (Viewed 21 June 2020. L01434).

• Online - Historic New England organization, Boston, MA.

1874 - spotlighted article mention - W. A. Kelsey in Meriden Town Hall exhibition

(25 September 1874). The Fair! Continued and unabated success... the close to-night [Meriden Agricultural Society Fair, with mention of "portable printing press by W. A. Kelsey"]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 2, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 15 November 2020. F01875).

• Online - Google News.

1874 - article mention - W. A. Kelsey in Meriden Town Hall exhibition

(23 September 1874). The Fair! The opening day a success [Meriden Agricultural Society Fair, with mention of W. A. Kelsey exhibiting an amateur printing press]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 2, cols. 3-6. (Viewed 15 November 2020. F01874).

• Online - Google News.

1874 - advertisement

Kelsey & Co. (3 December 1874). Advertisement: "... Excelsior Portable Prin[t]ing Presses... Send stamp for circular... " [with abstract illustration of portable printing press]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 1. (Viewed 23 July 2019. C01106).

• Online - Google News.

c. 1874 - industrial design catalogue

W. A. Kelsey & Co. (c. 1874). Excelsior patent portable printing presses. Meriden, CT; 32 pp. (Viewed 31 October 2018. E00341).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, cat. no. 686.2 K29c, 1874.

1875 - bird’s eye view map

O.H. Bailey & Co. (1875). City of Meriden, Conn 1875: [birds eye view]. Boston. [1 print; lithograph, 55 x 67 cm]. ["View of Meriden Conn. with fifty-eight public buildings, churches, businesses and factories identified at foot", including "36. W. A. Kelsey & Co."] (Viewed 21 May 2020. A00048; A01099; H01632-34).

• Online - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

1875 advertisements

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1876 - book mention - Kelsey Press in Philadelphia Centennial exhibition

(1876). List of awards made by the United States Centennial Commission to the American Exhibitors, International Exhibition, 1876, at Philadelphia. [Listed: W. A. Kelsey & Co. (p. 49). The actual award received is not indicated in this text; exhibition dates: 10 May - 10 November 1876.] S. T. Souder & Company: Philadelphia. (Viewed 16 June 2016. A00841-42; F00394.)

• Online - Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

1876 - book mention - Kelsey Press in Philadelphia Centennial exhibition

(1877). Souvenir of the Centennial exhibition [1876]: Connecticut’s representation at Philadelphia [with mention: "Exhibits in the Machinery Building... Presses... W. A. Kelsey & Co., Meriden, amateur printing presses", (pp. 126-27); exhibition dates: 10 May - 10 November 1876]. (Viewed 4 November 2018. A00965-75; F039 ).

• Online - University of Connecticut Libraries, Storrs.

1876 - advertisement

Kelsey Press. (1 June 1876). Advertisement: "Excelsior Portable Printing Presses... Kelsey & Co., Meriden, Conn. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, column 1. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00355).

• Online - Google News.

1881 - directory listings

(1881). Listings: "Printing Presses ... Kelsey W. A. & Co. (Excelsior), 62 to 68 S Colony" and "Printers’ Supplies... Kelsey W. A. & Co. ...", (p. 167). (Possible other listings in business directory.) In Meriden directory for 1881; containing a general directory of its citizens, business directory, street directory. Price, Lee & Co.: New Haven, CT. (Viewed 12 October 2020. F01486; F01512).

• Online - Columbia University library, New York.

c. 1885 - industrial design catalogue

Kelsey Press & Co. (c. 1885). Printing presses and various printers’ material. Meriden, CT; 34 pp. (Viewed 31 October 2018. E00 ).

• University of Virginia library, call no. Z249 .W13 1885.

1886 - advertisement

Kelsey & Co. (1886). Advertisement: "Print your own cards, labels, &c. press... " [with abstract product illustration], (p. 309). (Also see possible listings in business directory.) In Meriden directory for 1886; containing a general directory of its citizens, business directory, street directory, a map.... Price, Lee & Co.: New Haven, CT. (Viewed 10 October 2020. F01485; F01504).

• Online - Columbia University library, New York.

1886 patents

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1887 - advertisement and directory listings

Kelsey & Co. (1887). Advertisement: "Print your own cards, labels..." In Meriden directory for 1887, (p. 327). [Also, product listings on p. 243 (Paper and Card Stock); p. 247 (Printing Presses; Printers’ Supplies)]. Price, Lee & Co.: New Haven, CT. (Viewed 19 May 2020. H01590; H01598-1600).

• Online - Columbia University library, New York.

1887 - patent - design for a card

William A. Kelsey. (3 May 1887; filed 5 March 1887). Design no. 17,308; serial no. 229,879: Design for a card. (Viewed 22 December 2018. F00494).

• Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1888 - patent - design for a card

William A. Kelsey. (24 January 1888; filed 18 November 1887). Design no. 18,025; serial no. 255,559: Design for a card. (Viewed 22 December 2018. F00495).

• Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1889 - missing booklet accompanying exposition - Kelsey Press at Meriden opera house

(1889). Meriden Journal Souvenir [leather-bound booklet containing a list of the manufactories contributing to the exhibition at the Delavan Opera House, Meriden, 10 October 1889, and other companies in Meriden], 4 pp. (Viewed 29 October 2018. L00763; L00765-68).

• Online - citation - description of booklet by publisher - (10 October 1889). Meriden Journal Souvenir. Meriden Daily Journal, p. 4.
• Also see: Online - (10 October 1889). Meriden industries: The complete list from the Journal’s Souvenir of the visit. Meriden Daily Journal, p. 1, col. 6.
• Also see, general reception, no specific Kelsey Press mention: Online - (11 October 1889). Compliments for Meriden: What outsiders say about her enterprise [with excerpts from Hartford Courant, New Haven Register, New York Herald, and New York Tribune. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1. Google News.

1889 - spotlighted news mention - in Delavan Opera House exposition

(10 October 1889). Americans in Meriden: Visit of the International American Congress [including section on Kelsey Press]. Meriden Daily Republican, pp. 1-2. (Viewed 29 October 2018. L00751-59).

• Online - Google News.

1889 - other articles

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1889 patents

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c. 1892 - industrial design brochure / booklet

Kelsey, William A. (1892). Printers’ dictionary and guide book. Meriden, CT; 12 pp. (Viewed 31 October 2018. E00347).

• Columbia University library, call no. Z244.3 .P936 1892.
• Yale University library, call no. Rollins PE1146 K3 1892 (LC).

1893 - Kelsey Press at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago

(1898). Connecticut at the World’s Fair: Report of the commissioners from Connecticut of the Columbian Exhibition of 1893 at Chicago. [Listed: "Exhibits not entered for competition... The Kelsey Press Co., Meriden, Printing Presses", (pp. 134-35)]. Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company: Hartford, CT. (Viewed 5 November 2018. A01528-31; C00391).

• Online - University of California Libraries.

1893 - advertisement

Kelsey Press. (1893). Advertisement: "Print your own cards..." The New England business directory and gazetteer, p. 1908. (Sampson, Murdock & Co.: Boston, MA). (Viewed 5 May 2020. H01377-78).

• Online - Google Books. (Search "Kelsey Press").

1894 - spotlighted article - musical event

(13 April 1894). With Mr. and Mrs. Lyon; Brilliant society event Thursday evening. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 3. (Viewed 12 December 2020. D01581).

• Online - Google News.

1894 - article - musical event

(13 April 1894). Ideal society affair; Guests of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lyon delighted [with descriptions of decorations in a number of rooms. Guests present include Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kelsey]. Meriden Daily Journal, p. 1, col. 5. (Viewed 14 December 2020. D01578).

• Online - Google News.

1894 - patent - design for a photograph-mount

William A. Kelsey. (30 January 1894; filed 10 October 1893). Design no. 23,022; serial no. 487,777: Design for a photograph-mount. (Viewed 22 December 2018. F00496).

• Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1896 - two advertisements

Kelsey & Co., Meriden, CT. (1, 15 November 1896). Advertisement: "I print my own cards, circulars... Send stamp for catalogue, presses and supplies to the factory..." Farm and Fireside. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00358-59).

• Online - archive.org: 1 November 1896, p. 16; 15 November 1896, p. 17.

c. 1896 - industrial design catalogue (missing)

Kelsey Press. (c. 1896). [Catalogue, presses and supplies]. Number of pages unknown. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00358-59).

• Online - citation - Kelsey & Co., Meriden, CT. (1 November 1896). Advertisement: "I print my own cards, circulars... Send stamp for catalogue, presses and supplies to the factory..." Farm and Fireside, 1 November 1896, p. 16.

1897 - industrial design brochure / catalogue

Kelsey Press Co. (1897). [brochure / catalogue]. 24 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01453).

• Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

1899 - patent - machine for cutting and mitering printers’ rules

William A. Kelsey and Richard Atwater, assignors to Kelsey Press Company. (22 October 1889; filed 14 May 1889). Letters patent no. 413,522; serial no. 310,709: Machine for cutting and mitering printers’ rules. (Viewed 22 December 2018. F00497).

• Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1899? - industrial design booklet

Kelsey, William A. (1899?). Printers’ dictionary and guide book. Meriden, CT; 7 pp. (Viewed 31 October 2018. E00346).

• Library of Congress, Washington, DC, call no. PE1146 .K3 1899.
• See worldcat.org for other locations.

c. 1900 - industrial design catalogue

W.A. Kelsey & Co. (c. 1900). Printing presses and various printers’ material. Manufactured by the Kelsey Press Co. Meriden, CT; 34 pp. (Viewed 31 October 2018. E00345).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no.681.62 K295c, ca. 1900.

1901 - business correspondence

(27 May 1901). Business correspondence: Kelsey Press Co. to H. & H. Chapman, Philadelphia. (Viewed 16 June 2020. D01467).

• Online - archive.org.

1901 - official catalogue - Kelsey Press in Pan-American Exposition

(1901). Official catalogue and guide book to the Pan-American Exposition. (190 pp.) Buffalo, NY: Charles Ahrhart. [Exhibitors include Kelsey Press, (p. 113)]. (Viewed 31 October 2018. A01052-54.)

• Online - Library of Congress.

c. 1905-43 - unspecified number of price lists and catalogues

(c. 1905-43). "price lists and catalogs, ca. 1905 - ca. 1943". In "Glover Snow collection, 1884-1955". (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00360).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 101072.

c. 1905-43 - various documentation

(c. 1905-43). Founding documents, (1905), notes / drafts of histories of the Kelsey Press, printing samples, business correspondence, 1922-1955, and other documents. In "Glover Snow collection, 1884-1955". (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00360).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 101072.

1906 - section in book

Gillespie, Charles Bancroft & Curtis, George Munson. (1906). A century of Meriden: A historic record and pictorial description of the town of Meriden, Connecticut and the men who made it, from earliest settlement to close of its first century of incorporation [with section in Part III, pp. 61-63, including photos of William A. Kelsey, F. C. Edgerton and F. L. Huntington]. 1248 pp. (Viewed 4 November 2018. A00791-92; F00395-96).

• Online - Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN.

1906 - event brochure / mention

(1906). Centennial Celebration and Home Week (10-16 June 1906) brochure with event listing [and mention of Manufacturers and Varied Arts Exposition] [Meriden, CT], 4 pp. [mention: "... General Committee... W. A. Kelsey... "(p. 4).] (Viewed 23 June 2020. L01472).

• Online - Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

1909 articles

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1911? - industrial design catalogue / brochure

Kelsey Press Company. (1911?). Print your own cards, circulars, books, newspapers — with an Excelsior portable press. 32 pp. (Viewed 4 November 2018. F00397).

• Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware, item ID 08058734.

c. 1911 - section in book

(c. 1911). Meriden Illustrated [with section on Kelsey Press Company (p. 18)]. William S. Kline & Company: Kinderhook, NY. 30 pp. (Viewed 4 November 2018. A00781; A00786; F00391-92).

• Online - Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT.

c. 1917-22 - industrial design catalogue

Kelsey Press Co. (c. 1917-22). [catalog with Excelsior press]. Number of pages unknown. In "The Red Shingle, edited by Glover Snow, 1917-1922". (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00361).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 100780.

1918 - historical information

Hill, Everett G. (1918). A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, v. 1. New York; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. (Viewed 31 October 2018. A00777-78; E00343).

• Online - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN

1918 - map

(1918). Aero view of Meriden, Connecticut [including listing: "Kelsey Press Company. Mfrs. of Printing Presses and Specialties, 62 South Colony Street."] Hughes & Bailey: Boston. (Viewed 31 October 2018. A01020-21).

• Online - Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

1921? - industrial design catalogue / brochure

Kelsey Press Company. (1921?). Do your own printing : money made and saved. 32 pp. (Viewed 4 November 2018. F00398).

• Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware, item ID 08058733.

1923 - industrial design booklet / catalogue

Kelsey Press Co. (1923). [Booklet / catalogue; notation: "printing outfits"], 34 pp. (Viewed 12 May 2020. H01453).

• Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

1925? - industrial design catalogue

Kelsey Press Company. (1925?). Do your own printing: presses, type, ink, paper, cards, envelopes, stationery, etc., everything for the printer [catalog no. 25-F]. Meriden, CT; Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00349).

• University of Virginia library, call no. TS199 .A5 P7 no. 13.

1926 - industrial design catalogue

W. A. Kelsey & Co. (1926). Do your own printing : develop a profitable business: presses, type, ink, paper, cards, envelopes, stationery, etc., everything for the printer / the Kelsey Press Company. Meriden, CT; number of page unknown. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00351).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 681.62 K295c, 1926.

1928 - industrial design brochure / catalogue

Kelsey Press Co. (1928). [Brochure / catalogue; notation: "printing presses"], 47 pp. (Viewed 12 May 2020. H01453).

• Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

1928 - patent - printing press

Charles W. Glasnapp, assignor to Kelsey Press Company. (20 March 1928; filed 8 February 1927). Letters patent no. 1,663,197; serial no. 166,655: Printing press. (Viewed 22 December 2018. F00498).

• Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1929 newsletters

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1929-1982 - newsletters

Kelsey Press. (1929-1982). Issues of the Printer’s Helper. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00362).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 101716.

192- - industrial design catalogue

W.A. Kelsey & Co. (192-). Do your own printing: Money made and saved, 32 pp. Meriden, CT: Kelsey Press. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00350).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 681.62 K295c, 192.

1930 - industrial design catalogue

W. A. Kelsey & Co. (1930). Do your own printing: Develop a profitable business [ catalogue 29-I]. 32 pp. Meriden, CT: Kelsey Press. (Updated 12 May 2020. E00354; H01453).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. QUARTO 681.62 K295c, 1930.
• Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

1930 newsletters

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1930 - feature article

(10 June 1930). Interesting Connecticut industry...; The Kelsey Press Company, Meriden, Connecticut. Hartford Courant, p. 23. (See excerpt at top of this webpage. Viewed 2 November 2018. D00464).

• See worldcat.org for locations.

1931 - industrial design catalogue

W. A. Kelsey & Co. (1931). Do your own printing: develop a profitable business. Presses, type, ink, paper, cards, envelopes, stationery. Everything for the printer / the Kelsey Press Company, Connecticut Type Foundry, 32 pp. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00352).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 681.62 K295c, 1931.

1931 newsletters

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1931? - industrial design catalogue

Kelsey Press Company. (1931?). Do your own printing... [catalog 31-J]. Meriden, CT; Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00349).

• University of Virginia library, call no. TS199 .A5 P7 no. 14.

1932 - industrial design brochure / catalogue

Kelsey Press Co. (1932). [Brochure / catalogue; notation: "printing presses"], 32 pp. (Viewed 16 May 2020. H01453).

• Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

1932 newsletters

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1933 newsletters

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1934? - industrial design catalogue

W.A. Kelsey & Co. (1934?). Do your own printing: Develop a profitable business. Presses, type, ink, paper, cards, envelopes, stationery, everything for the printer / the Kelsey Press Company, Connecticut Type Foundry. Meriden, CT; 32 pp. (Viewed 1 November 2018. E00353).

• Winterthur Museum, Delaware, call no. ZZ106693.

1935 - industrial design catalogue

W.A. Kelsey & Co. (1935). Do your own printing: develop a profitable business. Presses, type, ink, paper, cards, envelopes, stationery. Everything for the printer / Kelsey Press Company, Connecticut Type Foundry. Meriden, CT; 32 pp. (Updated 16 May 2020. E00348; H01453).

• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 681.62 K295c, 1935.
• Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

1936 articles

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c. 1946 - industrial design catalogue

The Kelsey Company. (c . 1946). Kelsey printers’ supply book [Price list no. 49-G]. 71 pp. (Viewed 15 June 2020. D01463-64).

• Online - archive.org.

1950 - price list

The Kelsey Co. (1950). Handy pocket price list [no. 508]. 24-panel brochure. (Viewed 15 June 2020. D01465).

• Online - archive.org.

c. 1950 - industrial design catalogue

Kelsey Company. (c. 1950). Do your own printing, 26 pp. (Viewed 21 June 2020. L01431).

• Online - archive.org.

c. 1950 - sales literature

Kelsey Company. (c. 1950). Sales literature [including two envelopes with logos, sales letter, certificate for credit, order form, return envelope, and sample of raised printing. (Viewed 21 June 2020. L01432).

• Online - archive.org.

1956 - mention in history book

Wendover, Sanford H. (1956). 150 years of Meriden [with mention of William A. Kelsey and his management of The Meriden Record newspaper (pp. 201-02)]. Meriden: Meriden Sesquicentennial Committee. [Published in connection with the observance of the city’s sesquicentennial, June 17-23, 1956]. (Viewed 4 November 2018. A00789-90; F00378-82).

• Online - University of Connecticut Libraries, Storrs, CT.

1958 - price list brochure

Kelsey Company. (1958). Handy pocket price list brochure [no. 58A], 24 panels. (Viewed 21 June 2020. L01433).

• Online - archive.org.

c. 1960 - industrial design catalogue

Kelsey Co. (c. 1960). Printers’ supply book. Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 31 October 2018. E00347).

• Winterthur Museum library, Delaware, call no. Z249 K29 TC.

c. 1960 - industrial design catalogue reprint

Kelsey Co. (c. 1960). Printers’ supply book. Number of pages unknown. "Reprint" in Trade Catalogues at the Winterthur Museum, Part 2, microfiche (no. 3049). (c. 1991). University Publications of America: Bethesda, MD. (A00868; E00356-57). [1]

• Yale University library, New Haven, CT, call no. fiche B2264 3049.
• See worldcat.org for other locations.

1972 - supply book

Kelsey Press. (1972). Printers’ supply book. Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 25 November 2020. F01905).

• G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT.

1982 - feature article

Lacy, John. (12 January 1982). Little Kelsey Press was cornerstone of business. Hartford Courant, p. A10. (Viewed 10 August 2020. D00465).

• See worldcat.org for locations.

1996 - book mentions

Harris, Elizabeth. (1996). On William A. Kelsey’s designs [p. 35: OK Jobber, 1891, 1985.559.2 (with illustration); p. 43: Kelsey Excelsior 5x8, mid-20th c., 1980.23.1-32 (with illustration); p. 44a: Kelsey Excelsior Mercury 3x5, c. 1970, 1995.283; p. 44b: Kelsey press pattern drawings, 1896-1932, 1990.670.15(-16); p. 46: portable aluminum press, c. 1940, 1980.730.1-13 (with illustration)]. In Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. 77 pp. (Viewed 4 March 2021. R01342).

• Online - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC: pdf 1; pdf 2.

c. 2000 - printer’s guide, reprint

Kelsey Co. (2000?) The printer’s guide (reprint of guide; original guide publication date unknown). 36 pp. (Viewed 15 June 2020. D01466).

• Trinity College, Hartford, CT, call no. - Z246 .K43 2000.
• See worldcat.org for other locations.

2010 - mention in book

Franco, Jan Leach. (2010). Reprinted Kelsey & Co advertisement (1889), with illustration caption. In Meriden, p. 41. 127 pp. Arcadia Publishing: Charleston, SC. (C00473; C00475).

• New York Public Library, call no. IQM (Meriden) 10-6446. (See worldcat.org for other locations.)

2016 - Kelsey Press in exhibition at Printing Museum, Houston

(c. 2016). Exhibition webpage for The legacy of The Kelsey Press Company as seen through highlights from the F.C. “Bud” Hadfield Collection at The Printing Museum, Houston, Texas (29 January - 31 December 2016). (Viewed 4 October 2018. F00360).

• Online - Printing Museum, Houston.

n. d. - card sample

Kelsey Press Co. (undated). Card sample, "Paris Beauties". (Viewed 24 August 2020. E01125).

• Online - Historic New England organization, Boston, MA.

n. d. - card sample

Kelsey Press Co. (undated). Card sample, style 102. (Viewed 24 August 2020. E01124).

• Online - Historic New England organization, Boston, MA.

n. d. - instruction booklet

Kelsey Company. (undated). Instruction booklet (possibly in French). (Accession no. 1991 169 F. Viewed 1 September 2020. E01298).

• Musée Pierre-Boucher, Trois-Rivières, Quebec - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)