Gavit & Co. was founded by John E. Gavit (1817-1874) in 1841, his printing works were located on State Street, Albany, NY. , which at the time of writing is a vacant lot. The firm was not in the big league of bank note printers. It was one of the seven firms that merged to form the American Bank Note Co. in 1858. Gavit being the smallest player holding only 2% of the stock, despite this John Gavit ended up being President of ABNCo until his death.

Below is photograph of the print room of Gavit & Co. Courtesy of the Albany Historical Society