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Hammer Packaging is an ‘Engineering Company’ That Produces Labels

Company is committed to being a leader, not a follower, in the printing industry.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Hammer Packaging has come a long way since its beginnings as a regional supplier of labels to the fast-growing agricultural industry in western New York in 1912.  Founded by Herman J. Meyering as Genesee Valley Lithographic Company, Walter Hammer took over the business in the mid-1940s, and the company’s name changed to Hammer Lithograph. As the company continued to grow, Walter’s son, Ed, took the reigns as the company evolved by moving into new markets and expanding capabilities. In 1972, H...

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