 Unknown source, but it is repeated in the Pennsylvania Historical Review, 1886. |
One of the most extensive book binderies of this city is that of William Marley & Co. It was established by William Marley in 1865, and at his death in 1892 it became incorporated with a capital of $15,000, the officers being Richard Van Gilder, president, Charles Wagner, vice president, and Henry S. Milligan, secretary and treasurer. The premises at 712 Cherry street comprise two floors, and are fully equipped with the latest improved presses and other machinery, giving constant employment to a large force of skilled craftsmen. Bookbinding of every sort is artistically executed, from pamphlet and sheet work to the finest Morocco, Russia and velvet bindings, a leading specialty being made of school text, law and medical books, artistic designs being the leading feature of the establishment, and as exceptional facilities are controlled, a large business is done, the house enjoying a high reputation. Mr. Van Gilder has spent more than twenty years with the house, and the other members of the executive staff have long been identified with its career, all of whom are prominent and successful business men. From the New England Stationer and Printer, Volume 12, page 4 |
