Type

Description

A piece of wood or metal to stamp a letter or character. "(1) the body, (2) the face, (3) the shoulder, (4) the nick and (5) the groove." -Foster, 1921

Keywords

letter type, parts of a type, stamp

Galleries

Printing and Paper Industries

Source:

Ellsworth D. Foster ed. The American Educator (vol. 8) (Chicago, IL: Ralph Durham Company, 1921)

Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman