Labor-saving—Said of assortments of leads, rules, furniture, etc., provided in assorted sizes. The sizes are commonly multiples of 6-point or 12-point, and several small pieces may be combined to fill a large space, thus saving the labor necessary to cut each piece to fit its place.
Laying Type—Placing a new assortment of type in its case.
Lay of the Case—The particular plan or arrangement of the types in the various boxes of a case.
Leader Case—A small case or series of boxes for holding brass or cast-type leaders.
Letter Boards—Movable shelves in racks, under imposing tables, and elsewhere, to hold standing type matter, etc.
Low Case—A case with a small portion of the font in it. See Empty Case.
Lower Case—The bottom case of a pair of book or news cases, which rests nearest the compositor. See page 12.
New York Job Case—A case for holding a font of small capitals in addition to the capitals, small letters, figures, etc., of the usual fonts. See page 15.
Reglet—Thin strips of wood, similar to thick leads; used for making up large pages and filling in forms.