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St Bride Wayzgoose 201813 Apr 18
Monotype Gauge31 May 17
St Margaret's Press16 Jun 11
Fancy Initials - Identification17 Mar 09
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Of course Nicolete Gray did her primary...20 Jun
There are lots of these around. I have...1 Jun
Thanks for the update Bob. The...30 May
The Columbian at St Bride (in the...29 May
Some presses ARE too old to use, but...27 Apr
Sounds accurate to me. Univers was a...22 Dec
Bradley Italic, designed by Will H...4 Oct
Caslon can indeed supply replacement...10 Sep
This image shows additional characters...30 Aug
The majority of the Sanspareil matrices...29 Aug
It's a Sanspareil matrix for casting...27 Aug
This is a relatively old "Eight-Five"....28 Jun
Polymer is slightly easier to print...9 Jun
I have my own well-equipped print shop...8 Jun
Thank you Mick. Beautifully succinct!...1 Jun
Model presses are hard to date because...25 May
Here are some images of Mr Dement's...14 May
Not stenography Mick, but a viable...14 May
Or you could use bronzing powder. Print...11 May
Many faces were supplied with...11 May
It looks like Monotype Canterbury...30 Apr
The Monotype records at the Type...26 Apr
Ink-makers A & R Gibbon were...24 Apr
I use two or three different blacks....15 Apr
This press looks exactly like the...8 Apr
This press and others made by Robundo...8 Apr
These were cast in very large numbers...8 Apr
The paper my teachers used for BandA*...27 Mar
Otto Soldan, born 1862, was a German...21 Mar
Yes indeed. I think St Bride has the...9 Mar
It may interest you to know that a...9 Mar
My table-top guillotine came from China...10 Feb
You should be able to do this with even...4 Feb
Interesting to note how many characters...24 Jan
I found the attached type specimen at...24 Jan
We had many cans of ink at the Type...21 Jan
Small hand platens are NOT designed for...16 Jan
As Thomas says, Delia & Tudor Petrescu...16 Jan
The word "drawers" may be limiting your...23 Nov
St Bride Library has a pristine copy of...23 Nov