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As mentioned in the Daily Letter post, I have managed to reunite 4 more letters of the Grecian set! It was a fierce bidding battle but I was fortunate enough to come out on top, and the 14 additional blocks arrived in the mail last week. So, now it’s time to create plexi substitutes for the Q, and the numerals. I’m not sure how to treat the Q, as it’s ...

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So, I thought I would post an update on the grecian typeface I bought a few weeks ago. After I got to look over the blocks, I ordered new materials to make plexi replacements for the letters that were missing. I noted initially that I didn’t think the typeface matched anything I had seen, and it turns out it’s a more obscure typeface than I realized. University of Texas at Austin ...

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Last fall, several lots of type (most of which is 5 inches or more) came up on eBay, and I quickly snatched up as much as I could. What drew me to the lots was that most of the type was derived from a modern, rounded style sans serif. This is one of my favorites style of typefaces and I had not seen much wood type in that style, particularity at this size. This style became popular in the '20s and '30s, which was well into the life of letterpress printing. Most of the movable type I have seen in this style has been metal type, and the typeface was called Airport Tourist.

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I just received my newest set of type in the mail, a set of Grecian style type that is over 4 inches tall! It’s missing a few letters, so I am going to try to find a comparable specimen and create plexi substitutes. I wish I could find the manufacturer’s mark, because the face is a little different than the specimens I’ve seen in American Wood Type. It’s got more ...

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