Brass was used for heat embossing as it hold up better than lead with heat. Pieces - upper case letters are about 13 mm (0.51 inch). (for size reference please see pictures). Please see the picture(s), so you will see which characters are included (or not) in this set. We think, that this wonderful brass type set should date from around 1900.
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