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24            KEYSTONE TYPE FOUNDRY, PHILADELPHI
General Information
OLD METAL
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Boxing and Marking.-When shipping, mark boxes and freight receipt "Type
Dross," which will secure a lower freight rate.
Old metal should besecurely boxed and plainly directed, (we will send tags for
this purpose if desired), the shipper's name placed on lower left hand corner of box.
The foundry should be promptly notified of shipment, together with the net weight
of metal sent. Old type, electros,stereos and brassshouldneverbe mixdtogether,
as a separate value attaches to each.
Same as Cash.-Metal shipped to us asabove will be credited as cash, at the
prevailing prices per pound, and the cash discount will be allowed if the metal is
received during the cash discount time, in payment for Nickel-Alloy, Universal
Line Type, Borders, Ornaments, Brass Rule, Leads, Slugs, and other printing ma-
terial sold by us.
Plate Matter and Bases.-Plate matter and plate bases furnished printers by
Newspaper Unions will not be accepted at any price.
Special Notice.-Type melted and run together, zinc plates, metal containing
zinc or type and other plates mixed with zinc plates will not be received at any price.
We make no allowance for Aluminum Alloy type made especilly for type-
setting machines; the printer can sell direct to the mansfacturers of the machines.
APPROXIMATE NUMBER WORDS TO SQUARE INCH
For calculating the number of pages a manuscript will occupy.
WORDS O                  WORDS TO               WORS TO
SQ. IN.                 SQ. IN.                  SQ. IN.
18 Point, solid . . . . 7  10 Point, solid . . . . 21  7 Point, solid..... 38
14 Point, solid .... 11  10 Point, leadd . . . 16  7 Point, leaded . . . .27
12 Point, solid . . . . 14  9 Point, solid . . . . 28  6 Point, solid..... 47
12 Point, leaded . . . 11  9 Point, leaded . . . 21  6 Point, leaded ..... 34
11. Point, solid . . . .17  8 Point, solid . . . . 32  5 Point, solid ...... 69
11 Point, leaded . . .14  8 Point, leaded . . .23  5 Point,leaded ..  50
NUMBER OF EMS IN ONE POUND OF TYPE
Two by two inches (four square in.) solid type weighs approximately one pound:
EMS5                     E5 IeIs
5 Point . ....... 829   7 Point ....   . . .423  10 Point ........ 207
5V Point ....... .685   8 Point ......... 324    11 Point . . ..... 171
6 Point ........ .576   9 Point ......... 256 / 12 Point ........ 144
TYPE STANDARDS
The basis of measurements adopted by the International Typographical Union
is the lower-case alphabet, from "a" to "z" inclusive, and the ems used are the
same body as the type measured.
4% Point . . . . 18 er 6Point......em                  oint.... 13ems
5  Point. . . . 17 emo   7 Point ..... ..14 ems    11 Point ... 13 ems
5  Point . . . .16m    s 8Point ...... 14ems      12Point. . . . 13 ems
SlaPoPt .             . . . 6em  9Pot...... 13 ems