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            "Advertising Typographers  BOHME & BLINKMANN INC. Telephone Main 5388"

An unusual ruler is the next entry. Bohme & Blinkmann sold typeface by way of catalogs like the 1923 edition linked below. A help wanted add from them was placed in a paper in the late 1960's. No other information has come to light on the firm. The phone number "Main 5388" indicates an early date.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Type-Founders-1923-Specimen-Book-and-Catalogue-  Typographic-Art-/382651550537


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  1. UnknownAugust 25, 2019 at 3:40 PM

    My Great grandfather, Jacob Henry Bittel, owned a printing company in the Caxton Building in the 1920' & 1930', the only item I have from that time is a metal ruler with Bohme & Blinkmann name just like the wood yardstick, I don't have the name of his company, i just wondered if anybody had any other info. Thank you, David C. Bittel

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    1. WEST CUYAHOGA VIRTUAL YARDSTICK; MUSEUMJanuary 29, 2020 at 2:21 PM

      I'm sorry, I never expect anyone to respond to these. My best advice would be to keep trying google. Maybe information from a city directory or a trade publication will show up with his name in it.

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