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Typefounders of Chicago [1950] Type Specimen Catalog Fonts Letterpress Design

$ 7.91

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Topic: Printing
  • Features: Illustrated
  • Condition: Staple bound type catalog, used
  • Type: Catalog
  • Publication Year: 1950
  • Language: English

    Description

    Typefounders of Chicago

    This undated catalog was likely published between 1943 and 1959. Brown and red cover. Saddle stitched booklet.
    Condition is Good.
    Pencil writing on back cover.
    5.5 x 8.5 inches
    Via
    David M. MacMillan/Circuitous Root
    :
    A type specimen book of Typefounders of Chicago (a subsidiary of Castcraft). No date, but after 1943 (city zone codes) and before 1963 (no ZIP code); probably before 1959 (their acquisition of Neon Type). Brown cover showing a drawing of a matrix carrier and holder assembly for a Thompson Type Caster. Also contains information on their sorts and line service. Also contains type imported by Amsterdam Continental.
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