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You already have your answer there in front of you; you just need to fill the empty slots and you will have “a full set”.

To be fair, some racks have more slots than others - and some will have slots for 35, 45, and 55 pica lengths while others may not.

My cabinet looks a lot like yours, and it holds 5 each of lengths 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 and 60 picas and widths o10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3,and 2 picas. I’ve seen some cabinets twice as wide that hold 10 pieces of each size. And as BillWhitely says some also had 35, 45, and 55 pica lengths. I’ve also seen furniture as long as 70 picas, but can’t recall ever seeing a cabinet to hold them that wasn’t home-made.

The aluminum furniture is fairly scarce, I have maybe 10 pieces. Most of mine is either wood or cast iron. I prefer to put wood one either side of the form lines. The wood is slightly compressible and may help in getting a good lock-up.

But folks, he’s already got the cabinets; to have a “full set” he just needs to fill HIS cabinets. Right? ;-P