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HOW
IT ALL BEGAN
The register of Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
from January 1794 to December 1851 inclusive contains the name
of Francis Cupiss, Diss, Norfolk, who became a member of the London
College on May I Ith, 1822.
Shortly after
this returning to Diss to own a chemists shop in Mere Street which
many people still recall as Gibsons, later W.L.Black's and today
N.C.C. still dispensing medicines.
In conjunction
with this he carried on his veterinary practice caring for the
welfare of all types of animals within a fifteen mile radius of
Diss, also supplying his powders and balls to fellow veterinarians
throughout the country and abroad.
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Francis Cupiss
1798 - 1888 |
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A
WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS...
The Cupiss' range of Horse Care products in particular are still
made today to his original recipe and in the same way as has been
used through the years. Present items on the market being sold
to trainers, show jumpers and the general horse owner include
: constitution powder, tonic powder, diuretic powder, Cupiss Constitution
Balls and Grease Balls all made by preferring to use natural ingredients
which have stood the test of time.
He also
produced his own recipes for a wide range of personal and household
items ranging from culinary sauces to furniture polish and "Hair
Restorer`.
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Company Trademark
1830
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THE COMMENCEMENT
OF PRINTING...
To cater for his own requirements in 1830 a Columbian Eagle printing
press was bought which still stands in the works today, used occasionally
for notices,lino cuts and display for visitors.
A printing
company was then purchased to produce his own stationery, directions,
wraps, labels, packaging, etc. this soon expanded to produce commercial
items for other trades and organisations. auctioneers catalogues,
posters, leaflets, programmes, church magazines and in 1880 "The
Suffolk Stud Book" compiled to give details of all the Pedigree
Suffolk Horses in the World, this of some 700 pages.
The main
Wharfedale Cylinder Letterpress machines have been replaced (though
one is still retained by the company) by a modern Offset Press,
the Treadle Platens first replaced by the Auto-Vicobold Platen
and now by two "Rolls Royce" of Platens the Heidelbergs are stil
in use.
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The Columbian
Eagle Press of 1830
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THE MODERNISATION
OF PRODUCTION...
The hand setting used on the Suffolk Stud Books (printed right
through to the 1960's) gave way to 'Hot Metal' typesetting which
though still used has been superseded by computer typesetting
offering more scope for display and illustration much in demand
for modern graphic based ideas.
A camera takes
care of enlarging and reducing logo`s and photographs for use
on the offset printing plates and the possibility to scan photographs
and logos into artwork via the computer gives tremendous flexibility
of work from an attractive invitation to an eye-catching poster.The
company still retains the machinery and skills to produce Lettterpress
Printing to give Personal Letterheads and Stationery theTraditional
Feel.
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Examples of
Printing
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