#curtispublishing – CMYK History

A Printing Genius Named Milton A. McKee

Brian Gamm August 16, 2020 #cmyk #color #colorhistory #cottrell #curtispublishing #letterpress #paperdolls #printinghistory #processcolors

In the early 1900’s, Milton A. McKee, a “technical expert and authority on letter-press printing,”2 made two of the most important contributions to printing industry. Donald C. Cottrell, President of The Cottrell Company, for whom McKee worked, referred to McKee as a “printing genius” in his 1955 address to the Newcomen Society.3 That Cottrell made a point to honor McKee with this epitaph 26 years after his death is a testament to the impact he had on the industry. However, achieving this level of success…

Commercial Letterpress Ink Manufacturing

Thomas A. Lenci and the Eagle Printing Ink Company

Brian Gamm July 4, 2020 #cmyk #cmykhistory #color #colorhistory #curtispublishing #eagleprintingink #letterpress #printing #printinghistory #printingink #processcolors #publishinghistory

First, it is my pleasure to welcome you to CMYK History! This is the first post of a site that I hope will serve as a platform for those interested in the history of color. Before starting on this research, I had just finished reading the wonderful book, “Mauve,” by Simon Garfield (about William Perkins and his invention of the first aniline dye), and was looking for my next adventure into the history of color. Having worked in the printing industry for many years, much…