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The school printshop (1919)

Stilwell, Katharine Marian · Chicago, New York, Rand, McNally & Company · leaf 21

An illustration from The school printshop, 1919, leaf 21
9. Groove10. Feet 4 THE SCHOOL PRINTSHOP pin in the mold during casting and is used forthe purpose of designating the foundry at whichit was cast. The standard height of type in this country is0.918 inch. Type of this measurement from faceto feet is type-high. Type cast higher or loweris… … Fig. 2. Method of measuring a piece of type on a pica rule only that part of the type which makes theimpression, but also the open spaces at the topand bottom of the letter (Fig. 2). The width of the letters in a font varies from thewide m to the narrow i. The fonts themselves A DESCRIPTION OF TYPE…

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