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Price list and printers' purchasing guide,

Marder, Luse & co., firm, type-founders. [from old catalog] · 1893 · Chicago, Ill., Marder, Luse & co. foundry · 3 pictures

A numbered 1893 price list from the Marder, Luse & co. type foundry in Chicago, aimed at printers buying type and supplies. The pictures are small wood-engraved catalogue cuts of a hand holding a hammer, a hand gripping a paper knife, a stool, barrels, a cart, and a pair of hinged straps, each captioned with an item number and price in cents, offering a designer period-style trade illustration of hands and everyday objects.

Type and type-founding -- United States -- Specimens

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