


The face of the type is in excellent condition and it prints very well. For those collectors who like Herman Ihlenburg faces, this was one of his earliest; Patented on Sept. 29th, 1874, making it 142-years old. The scheme of characters is, as follows: A-3; B-1; C-3; D-2; E-4; F-1; G-1; H-2; I-3; J-1; K-1; L-2; M-2; N-3; O-3; P-2; Q-1; R-3; S-3; T-3; U-2; V-1; W-1; X-1; Y-1; Z-1; &-1+ (1); a-5; b-2; c-2; d-3; e-6; f-2; g-2; h-3; i-5; j-1; k-1; l-3; m-3; n-6; o-5; p-2; q-1; r-5; s-5; t-4; u-2; v-1; w-1; x-1; y-2; z-1; Period-3+(3); Comma-3+(3); Hyphen-2; Apostrophe-2; Colon-2; Semicolon-2; Exclamation mark-2; Question mark-2. Note: the punctuation marks, within parentheses, indicate use with lower case. Set-up galley is not included. The item “Letterpress Antique metal type Two-line Great Primer Unique Caps and l. C. Only” is in sale since Sunday, December 04, 2016. This item is in the category “Business & Industrial\Printing & Graphic Arts\Printing & Graphic Essentials\Type, Cuts & Printing Blocks”. The seller is “melting_pot” and is located in Willington, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to Mexico.
