The printer's dictionary of technical terms; a handbook of definitions and information about processes of printing; with a brief glossary of terms used in book binding (1912)
Stewart, A. A. (Alexander A.) · Boston, Mass., School of printing, North end union · leaf 337
ensable to avoid poor results. Tympalyn — A trade name for a speciallyprepared cylinder and platen covering. Itis a composition of small wire springs andrubber cloth, made in thick sheets andfastened under the top or draw sheet. Type — Printers types are small pieces ofmetal, each having a letter… … shall present a uniform plane surface to beprinted from. The character which eachtype is intended to print is called its face.As there must always be more or less whitespace around the letter,this face does not oc-cupy all the body, orshank, but is placed sothat the printed charac-ter will be in…
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