The Caslon Alphabets
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Curator: Justin Howes Collection (1963-2005)
Dimensions:
.1-2: 32 × 130 mm (3.2 × 13 cm)
.3: 20 × 126 mm (2 × 12.6 cm)
.4: 45 × 137 mm (4.5 × 13.7 cm)
.5: 45 × 150 mm (4.5 × 15 cm)
.6: 95 × 170 mm (9.5 × 17 cm)
.7: 65 × 170 mm (6.5 × 17 cm)
.8: 93 × 170 mm (9.3 × 17 cm)
.9: 185 × 154 mm (18.5 × 15.4 cm)
.10: 180 × 152 mm (18 × 15.2 cm)
.11: 183 × 152 mm (18.3 × 15.2 cm)
Medium: paper
ink
.1-2 & .10 are on coated paper
Object number: P.2017.36.M.1-11
Description11 slips of paper with printed letters:
.1-2 have f's, l's, b's, k's, t's
.3 has an alphabet, marked in pencil 'Founder's'
.4 has an alphabet, marked in pencil 'Monotype supercal'
.5 has an alphabet, marked in pencil 'Monotype, cartridge, 5'
.6has 5 lines of alphabets; marked in pencil '+6'
.7 has 4 lines of alphabets; marked in pencil 'Monotype from loan libraries matrices, note loos fitting of lowercase - 8mm longer than Founder's!'; '...7'
.8 has 5 lines of alphabets; marked in pencil '++7'
.9-11 have lines of alphabets and numerals in various types
.1-2 have f's, l's, b's, k's, t's
.3 has an alphabet, marked in pencil 'Founder's'
.4 has an alphabet, marked in pencil 'Monotype supercal'
.5 has an alphabet, marked in pencil 'Monotype, cartridge, 5'
.6has 5 lines of alphabets; marked in pencil '+6'
.7 has 4 lines of alphabets; marked in pencil 'Monotype from loan libraries matrices, note loos fitting of lowercase - 8mm longer than Founder's!'; '...7'
.8 has 5 lines of alphabets; marked in pencil '++7'
.9-11 have lines of alphabets and numerals in various types
