Fairchild's rapid letterer and show-card maker, commercial alphabet construction with brush or pen (1910)
Hackes, Sidney, [from old catalog] comp · New York, Chicago, Fairchild company · leaf 13
Never allow yourbrush to rest in the cup, for thisBurely will curl up the hairs onthe point and injure it. A goodbrush will last a long while whenproperly handled. STARTING IN RIGHT. A professional places thecard perfectly flat and squarelybefore him, both when he laysout the letters, by which is… … he uses a pen or a brush,from the brush, and, what is more important, prevents the coloring or ink from runningbeyond the lines intended, besides furthering the retention ofthe chisel-shape of the brush, which is so essential in -flat-brushwork; Though the use of a stub-pen, which was first…
Lettering · Advertising cards
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