18 Pt Cheltenham Bold Only Set MASSIVE set over 2480 pieces no over 18 lbs

  
18 Pt Cheltenham Bold - Only Set - MASSIVE set over 2480 pieces! Put all of the different items in your cart BEFORE paying, and then. RETURN NOTE ON TYPE SETS. You should be able to un-tape just the top cardboard so you can see the complete set without risking anything falling out or apart. Anything rearranged or changed is not eligible for return. To avoid any issues, please read the. Some or all of the characters may be faulty or damaged. This type is OLD, characters may have nicks, scratches, dents, breaks, oxidation, corrosion, and layered ink, etc. There are roughly 2480 numbers/letters/characters in this set (in photos, please see letter chart for reference). There are roughly 27 extra quads in this set to square it.

Many of these look completely unused or barely used. The case was fairly dusty with regular dust, but the type is in overall excellent condition! PLEASE NOTE - SET SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

We have encountered a few sets here and there that only have ONE of a specific letter or figure, which is frustrating because we can't break it into smaller sets without making it incomplete. This is one of those instances SO we have one massive set. We have this same typeface in 24 point, but have run into the same problem with that one. There are no in this set. This set also has a number of different bodies.

We used the lower case "a" as an example for the photos. While most of the set seems to have the two nick bodies, we found there are actually three more nick variations overall. This could mean that some of these are not this typeface, but they are so exact to our eye, we are lumping them all into this set. We believe they are all the same typeface, but created at maybe different times from different foundries? We are hoping an experienced typesetter will know what is going on. This entire set was in one case, so the press using them in the 60s/70s used them as the same. The top will be marked for easier opening. OPEN WITH CAUTION or you will have a pile of type on your floor. Please see photos for type condition, these were all used previously so there may be flaws, corrosion (type lice), ink or other imperfections. We MAY add a random number of spacers to make this set as square as possible. Please be aware that working with this many letters we can make mistakes, but we are doing our best! Based on research, Cheltenham was designed in 1896 by an architect and the director of the Cheltenham Press.

Originally known as Boston Old Style, the ATF created it into a final typeface, around 1902. The basic typeface was then made into an extensive family between about 1903 and 1913. All of the type in this listing comes from the printing press that was originally located at Redwood High School in Larkspur, California.

We are unsure how many decades the high school had this press or the type, but we believe it dates back to the early 1900s. We are slowly separating out sets of type for sale. Please see photos for closer details and overall condition. PLEASE ask questions - we are happy to provide additional information/photos upon request. Once an item is listed in our STORE, we will generally (but not always) entertain reasonable offers.

We will list details as accurately as possible but things can be missed. All items are from a smoke free environment unless otherwise indicated.

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