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Specimens of book and job types.

McQueen & Wallace, firm, printers, Washington, D.C. [from old catalog] · 1889 · Washington, D.C. [McQueen & Wallace] · 7 pictures

A type specimen book issued in 1889 by McQueen & Wallace, printers of Washington, D.C., showing wood and job type faces for other printers to choose from. The pages show large condensed wood type display words, a script face with numbered lines, and a bold condensed numeral set, so a designer can take ideas for poster lettering, Victorian display type and numerals.

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

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