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Practical printing : a handbook of the art of typography (1900)

Southward, John, 1840-1902 · London : "Printers' Register" Office · leaf 244

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231 DISTRIBUTING. towards the hand in order that no part of it may fall off the rule. Meanwhile, partially open the left hand, with the palm … nearest the eye, the first finger extending in a horizontal direction, and the thumb pointing upwards. Place the rule or lead and the type it contains on the second finger, but incline the matter so that the thumb affords a support for the beginning of the line. Indeed, the line should be at an…

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