James Knott wrote:
> BTW, many years ago, I used to do some hand set typesetting, picking
> letters out of a large tray or "case" as shown in this article (near
> the bottom). A printing shop would have a cabinet containing several
> cases and a sloped surface on the top where the composition was done.
>
Not to mention working with the type upside down and backwards too! :-)
I used to set type for my father when the family owned and operated
the town paper in the mid 70s.
Unfortunately I had the horrid experience of spilling a case of 8pt
type. Not a lot of fun to sort out and put back. Is there a link to the
article you reference or did I miss it somehow?
--
Patrick G.
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