Thomas Gravell watermark collection circa 1970–1994

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Thomas Gravell watermark collection circa 1970–1994

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The Thomas Gravell watermark collection contains images of watermarks on handmade paper collected by twentieth century American watermark authority Thomas Gravell.

7.5 linear feet; (17 boxes)

eng,

University of Delaware Library - Special Collections

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Gravell, Thomas L.

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Thomas Gravell, an authority on watermarks, died at age 91 in September 2004. A resident of Wilmington, Delaware, Gravel retired from E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company in 1975 after 34 years of service. He became an expert on watermarks after devising an inexpensive means of reproducing watermarks and co-authoring two books on the subject. Gravell’s interest in watermarks began with the watermarks from his stamp collection and later expanded to include identifying a...