| 18A 36a | $2.90 | |
| G | CLEAR CUT Faces Popular | 123 |
| 15A | $1.95 | |
| H | EXCELSIOR PRESSES | 12345 |
| A | $2.10 | |
| I | GRAINO | 1 |
| 10A 15a | $5.35 | |
| J | GOOD for many places | 3 |
| 11a 20a | $3.00 | |
| K | Good and Clear for poster and circular printing. A fine addition to any printing office.12345678 | |
And finally should you intend to print a cook-book, a town directory or a newspaper you will need a half, or a full font of 12 point plain pica Roman, as it is called, and which is shown at [L].
| L | 12 Point No. 1, 25 lbs. $12.00. (Half font, 12¹⁄₂ lbs., $6.50) PLAIN Pica Roman, a FACE for many uses. Books, circulars and jobbing. Very clear and easy to read. Cast from nickel metal and most durable known. £ $ L z 1234567890 |
The Parts of a Type.
—Before explaining how to set type, make ready and print, there are a few little things about letters and about type which are good to know.
First let’s take, by way of illustration, the letter H H. Now you will observe that the first H is plain and the second one is embellished by fine lines at the top and bottom and these embellishments are called ser′-ifs.
As simple a bit of metal as a type has more parts to it than you can shake a stick at, but you ought to learn them by heart. Named, these parts are (a) the body of the type; (b) the front; (c) the back; (d) the face or letter; (e) the nicks; (f) the feet; (g) the groove; (h) the shoulder; (i) the bevel, and (k) the pin marks, and all of these are pointed out in [Fig. 65].
