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A fascinating collection of ephemera10 Jan 23
Arab platen13 Mar 18
Treadle for Arab crown folio platen press30 Aug 14
The Silver Birch Press26 Nov 12
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Looks like Placard Bold Condensed to...27 Sep
Definitely not Franklin Gothic - .the...28 Sep
The top batch ("Unknown") are from...7 Nov
And here's the page from their 1960...7 Nov
This is called Ashley Crawford here in...8 Dec
You do not say whether the uninked...11 Dec
The platen on the Arab is not...27 Nov
Yes, Raffia Initials, Amsterdam...28 Apr
Surely because it furnishes the space...2 May
No, the forme is the name given to type...2 May
We still use repro pulls in our...2 Dec
No - founts traditionally in the...8 Nov
Or, more accurately, typefaces!8 Nov
Or, more accurately, typefaces!8 Nov
You appear to have a space before the...16 Feb
Apostrophes serve as 'closing'...5 Jan
Yes, but opening and closing...6 Jan
Those of us who take pride in our...10 Jan
I have the same problem; and, like...6 Feb
23.317mm.10 Feb
I sometimes have that problem with my...12 Feb
To quote from 'Practical Printing' by...2 Mar
Correction to my previous post: third...2 Mar
These are voids, and are present to a...28 Mar
The Mouldtype Foundry of England's...30 Mar
These are very nice typefaces and...14 Jul
These are very nice typefaces and...14 Jul
If this is a real job rather than a...26 May
Most versions of Garamond have an open...8 Jul
In the days when there was only relief...9 Nov
You're right, it certainly does - I...12 Jan
Yes, certainly a possible connection:...14 Jan
I have just discovered that this...14 Jan
A good comp should rarely, if ever...22 Jul
We too used 'hair' spaces but only for...14 Aug
This is a piece broken off from a...2 Mar
This is a piece broken off from a...2 Mar