Letterpress Antique metal type Two-line Great Primer Unique Caps and l. C. Only
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.