Vaughn, Samuel Jesse, b. 1877 · Bloomington, Ill. : Public school pub. co. · leaf 17
rm by aslight pressure at the sides and ends of the form. Lead alone is too soft to wear well and to retain theshape of the type under the constant pressure of the print-ing press. Tin is added to give hardness, and antimony orcopper to give toughness to the type metal. Type Described. Type are… … 6 PRINTING The various faces are distinguished by names appHedby the foundries, as Caslon Old Style, Engravers OldEnglish, Bankers Script, etc. The extreme length of type from the face to the footis .918 inches, or about eleven-twelfths of an inch. The column of metal on whichthe letter or…
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