THROWN INTO THE THAMES
Some of the loveliest type ever made in the history of printing, that of the famous Doves Press, lies buried in the mud of the Thames, off Hammersmith Bridge. According to the “Journal” of the founder of the Doves Press, the late Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson, when he closed down his press in 1916, determined to destroy the type—a process he called “dedicating” it. So, page by page, and package by package, Mr Cobden-Sanderson threw it over the bridge until all had vanished. The bed of the Thames has harboured and does harbour many curious secrets, hut it is doubtful if it has in its mud anything more beautiful than the Doves Press type.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12614, 26 November 1926, Page 10
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117THROWN INTO THE THAMES New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12614, 26 November 1926, Page 10
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