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