Identification basics
I discovered these and a couple more sets my dad had kept. They were wrapped in newspaper dated 1971. I see from other postings there is a book I can use to id the name of the typeface, How do I use the ruler to measure the point size? Is this the right ruler? I also have one for pica, whatever that is. What type of press would these have been used on? I eventually want to price and sell these.
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Look up Rockwell!!
Thank you. I also posted this discussion under “type and press identification” which is where I should have put it in the first place. I will continue the discussion there.
Oh, that wasn’t a jab, I was excited to have recognized the face (I think I did, at least? you tell me….)
Oh, that wasn’t a jab, I was excited to have recognized the face (I think I did, at least? you tell me….)
No, I didn’t take it as a jab at all. I expected some one to suggest posting this in the other forum. It was identified there as Rockwell by another poster too. Also as Stymie Bold. It seems the names are interchangeable, depending on which side of the big pond you’re on.