Category Archives: Wood Type History

Catching up to back orders–Getting Well

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Bill

Hi everyone Easter Sunday I had to go to the emergency room of the University of Rochester Medical Center because my health was deteriorating. They immediately put me in intensive care and 2 days later removed a massive tumor from … Continue reading →

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Aldine Expanded is now available

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Bill

A completely new wood type version that is faithful to the original. I am offering this font in 5, 6, 8, and 10 line sizes. There is no lowercase available This font was drawn in vector form by David Wolske … Continue reading →

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Playbill from the antique patterns

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Bill

Here is a photo of some of the Playbill patterns. They are 27 picas tall and are varnished pine plywood tacked to pine blocks. These patterns are one sided and some of the letters have been removed from their original … Continue reading →

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