1900s C.B. COTTRELL & SONS PRINTING ADVERTISING SIGN WESTERLY R I MIL CHICAGO NY

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(VTG) EARLY 1900s C.B. COTTRELL & SONS SIGN THIS WAS A PRINTING COMPANY IN WESTERLY R I MILWAUKEE CHICAGO NY SIZE 23" LONG BY 12" TALL IT IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE FOR ITS AGE IT LOOKS TO BE MADE OF COPPER SEE PHOTOS ZVERY HARD TO FIND NONE ON EBAY BUY IT NOW  BEFORE IT'S GONE COMES FRESH FROM A CLOSED SHOP I JUST CLEANED OUT.........HERE IS A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMPANY....  Cottrell and Babcock started their machine-building business in 1855. They made textile and woodworking machinery as well as printing presses. In 1860 the firm employed 50 men and produced 20 machines of various kinds. Ten years later Cottrell and Babcock were making only printing presses and had 100 employees. Employment and output nearly tripled in the next decade. In 1880 Cottrell purchased his partner's share and continued the firm as C. B. Cottrell and Sons. Though the company was founded in Westerly, Rhode Island, the business's main administrative offices were located at 8 Spruce Street, New York City, beginning in 1867. The manufacturing works remained in Westerly, however. The company also operated several regional offices across the nation, namely in Chicago and Boston. In Chicago the company occupied offices at various times at 292 and 297 Dearborn Street, 112 Monroe Street, and 198 Clark Street. The Boston office was located at 174 Forthill Square. In addition to these offices, the company also exhibited their printing presses at many national and international exhibitions, including the Richmond (Virginia) Agricultural and Mechanical Exhibition, the Cincinnati Centennial Exhibition (1888), and the Paris Exposition of 1900. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries the company conducted business with a sizable number of international customers, and many of their trade and exhibition catalogs were printed in foreign languages including French, Spanish, and German.