Elements of lettering ... A treatise on the history, classification, and practical application of the various styles of letters of the alphabet (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer company · leaf 83
side of the hand rests upon thepaper. This will steady the hand so that the needle point canbe brought to exactly the right place on the drawing. Havingplaced the needle at the desired point, and with it still restingon the paper, the pen or pencil point may be moved out or into any desired radius,… … Fig. 102. Keep the needle point adjusted so that it will be perpendicularto the paper, when drawing circles, and do not bear upon it. Aslight pressure will be necessary on the pen or pencil point, butnot on the needle point. 139. The dividers, shown in Fig. 103, are used for layingoff distances…
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