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wholesale stationer. In 1862, he joined with
Abraham Field, an established producer of ledgers, in the partnership of Field & Tuer. Tuer, the entrepreneur of the pair, invented the highly successful Stickphast Paste, a clean, vegetable-based alternative to the gums and glues then in use. He later introduced the popular Author's Paper Pad, perhaps the first writing block with detachable sheets.
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He was born in
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subjects, including London history and early children's books. However, Tuer was also an experimenter, and some books were ahead of their time in content, design, and printing. Under his stewardship, the
Leadenhall Press went on to issue more than 450 publications of all kinds on a wide variety of
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In 1891, Abraham Field died, and the following year the firm was incorporated as
Leadenhall Press Ltd. Publishing continued throughout the nineties, and one of Tuer's most important works was published in the 1896:
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After that event, Tuer and fellow printer Thomas
Hailing began a scheme aimed at improving the quality of the printing trade at all levels. In 1880, after two years of planning, Field & Tuer introduced the
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wrote: “London publishing is the poorer in high spirits and humour by the death of Mr. Andrew Tuer. In all his doings he was mirthful, and he gave readers several very excellent books.”
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In 1867, Tuer married
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subjects by many prominent authors and illustrators of the time, ranging in price from sixpence to several guineas for special limited editions.
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John Bull's
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Field & Tuer, the Leadenhall Press. A Checklist with an Appreciation of Andrew White Tuer
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Johnson, Dr. John. "The Development of Printing, other than Book Printing."
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describes him as an "omnivorous collector", who filled his house in
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Thenks Awf’lly!" Sketched in Cockney and Hung on Twelve Pegs
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Tuer died of pleurisy on 24 February 1900 and was buried in
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White, Gleeson. "Children's Books and Their Illustrators."
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Bury, J. P. T. . "A. W. Tuer and the Leadenhall Press."
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