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Type;a primer of information about the mechanical features of printing types: their sizes, font schemes, &c., with a brief description of their manufacture, (1914)

Stewart, A. A. (Alexander A.) · [Boston] Pub. by the Committee on apprentices, United typothetae and Franklin clubs of America · leaf 14

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surface on the end of the type; other letters, like B h 1 i, cover the upper J OBhabitpyz portion chiefly and leave a blank space at the bot¬ tom; while the small letters, like a e o u v, occupy only the middle portion of the surface; still others, like gyp, cover the middle and lower portions of… … a a, the face number and position, and when the types B b, the serifs c CN the counter are composed in lines these nicks match e, the pin-mark f f, the beard each other and form continuous grooves r., the shoulder on the lower part of the line of type. h, the nick j j. the feet The nicks serve as…

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