This Geo. S. Harris & Sons Sample Inner is stunning with its use of silver,
the beautiful angels and woman.
That building even has a 3-D effect! Amazing!

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Rolph-Clark-Stone, Ltd.                                                                             July 20, 2010


The Rolph-Clark-Stone, Ltd. story began in London, England in a small engraving shop. Joseph Thomas Rolph, an ambitious apprentice envisioned opportunities
in British North America and set out for Toronto, capital of Upper Canada in 1857. Working hard for the next ten years, he gained a reputation as a premiere craftsman and a man of integrity. In 1867 he purchased the one-room engraving shop of Ellis & Co. which had been established at 11 King Street.

In the early days of the printing business firms sent to England for their letterhead, invoices and other stationery. The efforts of pioneer craftsmen such as Rolph soon convinced Canadian businesses that there was no longer a need to go outside the country for fine engraving and commercial stationery.

Within six years Rolph’s brother Frank and Davis Smith joined the company and Rolph, Smith & Co. was born. Soon the partners moved to a larger plant and eventually had to move to even larger premises.

In 1904 a disastrous fire swept through a large portion of downtown Toronto.
In its aftermath, only blackened rubble remained where their plant once stood. This setback however, stimulated a decision which opened up new avenues of expansion and progress. At the time of the fire, a new, modern, fully equipped plant was being built by Clark Lithographic Company, specialists in lithographed labels. Clark Litho. was untouched by the fire and its president T. J. Clark helped Rolph by taking on production of some of their urgent orders. As a result of this association T. J. Clark and Frank Rolph (then president of Rolph, Smith & Co.) realized that their two firms could be complementary and formed a multiple-service graphic arts house. With the new plant nearing completion, they decided to merge their two companies and Rolph & Clark was formed. Soon it was apparent that future growth would demand increased capacity. Anticipating this, land on Carlaw Avenue was chosen for a future site. There, in 1913, less than 12 years after the amalgamation, an even larger and more modern plant was completed.



Stone Limited was one of the top companies that specialized mainly in calendars and the advertising field. In 1917 Stone Limited joined Rolph & Clark. Stone Limited was fueled by the determination and imagination of two brothers, William and Frank Stone. Frank Rolph’s son, Frank A. Rolph was a driving force during the evolution from which Rolph-Clark-Stone emerged.

Helen Keller-Inner EX 7 $950 Rolph and Clark
Henri D. Barry-Outer EX 7 $200 Rolph and Clark
Granby Smelter-File Copy Inner C. MT 9.5 $550 (a rare matched inner & outer set) Rolph-Clark-Stone
Granby Smelter-File Copy Outer C. MT 9.5 $300 (a rare matched inner & outer set) Rolph-Clark-Stone
Grant-File Copy Inner C.MT 9.5 $375 Rolph-Clark-Stone

We have other Clark Litho, Rolph and Clark and Rolph-Clark-Stone labels available

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