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Mock up artwork for Solripe Sparkling Limeade
Description: litho origination artwork for Solripe Sparkling Limeade bottle label. SH.2009.82.1 Colour artwork of label with handwritten printer's notes showing amendments to be made to label. SH.2009.82.2 colour mock up with handwritten notes. Artwork to be used for specimen of ruling only. SH.2009.82.3 pencil layout for limeade labels batch positive. SH.2009.82.4 colour mock up with handwritten notes without grey shading. SH.2009.82.5 Sample label.
Used in Edinburgh
Further Notes: Original artwork created by Smith & Ritchie. Smith and Ritchie were established in Edinburgh in 1853. The firm were multi colour offset printers who were specialist suppliers to the food packaging industry. They were located at Amphion Works in Albert Street. In 1963 Smith & Ritchie became the first printing company in Scotland to use a gravure press and produced reel fed work up to five colours. Smith & Ritchie moved to Livingston in 1986 and in 1991 became the first printing firm in Scotland to use a 10 station gravure press.
Smith & Ritchie have subsequently moved out to Livingston and survive today as Amcor Flexibles S & R. Amcor are originally an Australian company and now have operations in 36 countries around the world specialising in many printed products of which the food packaging that Amcor Flexibles S & R is one.
History: Smith & Ritchie were located at 71 Albert Street, Edinburgh.
Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org
EH7 5LL
Mock up artwork for Solripe Sparkling Limeade
Description: litho origination artwork for Solripe Sparkling Limeade bottle label. SH.2009.82.1 Colour artwork of label with handwritten printer's notes showing amendments to be made to label. SH.2009.82.2 colour mock up with handwritten notes. Artwork to be used for specimen of ruling only. SH.2009.82.3 pencil layout for limeade labels batch positive. SH.2009.82.4 colour mock up with handwritten notes without grey shading. SH.2009.82.5 Sample label.
Used in Edinburgh
Further Notes: Original artwork created by Smith & Ritchie. Smith and Ritchie were established in Edinburgh in 1853. The firm were multi colour offset printers who were specialist suppliers to the food packaging industry. They were located at Amphion Works in Albert Street. In 1963 Smith & Ritchie became the first printing company in Scotland to use a gravure press and produced reel fed work up to five colours. Smith & Ritchie moved to Livingston in 1986 and in 1991 became the first printing firm in Scotland to use a 10 station gravure press.
Smith & Ritchie have subsequently moved out to Livingston and survive today as Amcor Flexibles S & R. Amcor are originally an Australian company and now have operations in 36 countries around the world specialising in many printed products of which the food packaging that Amcor Flexibles S & R is one.
History: Smith & Ritchie were located at 71 Albert Street, Edinburgh.
Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org
EH7 5LL