Sizes of Cases—There are a number of standard sizes of cases for printers' purposes, allowing a considerable range in adapting these important articles for particular uses. The common sizes are as follows:
| Regular full-size case | 32¼ × 16¾ in. |
| Three-quarter size | 26¼ × 16¾ in. |
| Two-third case | 22¾ × 16¾ in. |
| Rooker Case (formerly popular in newspaper composing rooms) | 28½ × 14 in. |
| Wood type case | 32¼ × 23 in. |
| Mammoth wood-type case | 44 × 23 in. |
| Bettis case, for leads, rules, etc | 72 × 18 in. |
| Bettis case, for leads, rules, border, etc | 72 in. × 7 in. |
| Harris case, for rules, border, etc | in. × 7 in. |
| Wisconsin quarter case | in. × 7 in. |
| “Sanspareil” half-size case | 15¼ × 14¾ in. |
Sort Case—For holding extra or special types, etc., with open sides and back.
Stand—The working frame at which a compositor sets type; in distinction from a cabinet, which has closed sides and no back.
Triple Case—A case divided into three principal sections, each section having forty-nine boxes, like one-half of the common capital case.
Unit Type Cabinet—A container for type cases similar to a sectional book case. The parts are built in sections about 12½ inches high, holding eight or ten cases. There is a base piece upon which the cabinet rests, and a top piece. Any number of the sections may be put together to provide room for additional cases as needed. These cabinets have cases of different depths to provide for fonts of different sizes; shallow cases for job fonts of small types, and other cases of varying depths to give room for larger fonts.
TYPOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERIES FOR APPRENTICES
The following list of publications, comprising the Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices, has been prepared under the supervision of the Committee on Education of the United Typothetae of America for use in trade classes, in course of printing instruction, and by individuals.