The Tory mill. The original genuine experiment is published this day – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: The Tory mill. The original genuine experiment is published this day, preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Tory mill. The original genuine experiment is published this day
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Its title promises "the original genuine experiment," and the sheet announces it was published the day it was issued, a claim typical of political broadsides of the 1830s. This large woodcut with letterpress text, about 52 by 77 centimeters, is printed on green paper, and an inscription on the back of this impression says it was probably printed at Hanover. Its subject is the independent treasury plan, which would have kept federal funds apart from private banks. The idea grew out of the fight over the Second Bank of the United States and was not enacted until 1840. Prints like this made a complicated financial dispute easy for voters to follow.
| Created / published | ca. 1834. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut with letterpress on green wove paper ; 52 x 76.6 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | independent treasury plan. His proposed system |
| Notes | An inscription on the verso of the Library's impression states: Probably printed at Hanover |
| Subjects | United States.--Dept. of the Treasury--1830-1840. Independent treasury--1830-1840. Civil service reform--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,454 × 1,169 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217834 |
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