Archived entries for Free Stuff
Specimen Sunday
Page 2 from the American Wood Type Mfg. Co. Catalog No. 36. The tipped in list with prices effective August 1, 1950 seems to indicate that AWT used this catalog for at least 14–15 years. For the collectors out there, here’s a link to a high res download.
Specimen Sunday
Woodtype: Selective Emphasis for Fine Typography by Hamilton, 1960, page 2. Download (right click on link) a high resolution image here.
Specimen Sunday
You want to see more of the 1936 American Wood Type Mfg. Co. specimen/catalog? Ok, but only because you asked nicely. High resolution image available here.
Specimen Sunday
This oversized (10.25 x 13.75 inch) American Wood Type Mfg. Co. specimen/catalog from 1936 is a beauty. High resolution image available here, because Letterpress Daily loves you.
Specimen Sunday
Woodtype: Selective Emphasis for Fine Typography by Hamilton, 1960
Download (right click on link) a high resolution image here.
Specimen Sunday
Woodtype: Selective Emphasis for Fine Typography by Hamilton, 1960
Cover of a perfectly preserved Hamilton Manufacturing Company catalog/specimen from 1960. Download a high resolution image here.
Type Anatomy
Anatomy of a Printing Type (download PDF)
Here’s a handout I put together for my Letterpress students. Adapted from “Parts of a Printing Type” prepared and distributed by the Educational Services Department of American Type Founders, with additional notes and definitions from General Printing, by Glen Cleeton and Charles Pitkin.
On the Job… Case
California Job Case
As summer semester approaches, and teaching letterpress, typesetting, and typography are on my mind, I thought I would share a PDF of the California Job Case layout that I created for the Book Arts Studio. Download, use, and enjoy!
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Quick thanks to my good friend Andrew Shaw for posting on Hankie Frankie an exuberant, blush-inducing review of the showcard I designed and printed for the upcoming, not-to-be-missed art show, Into the White.