Page View
American Type Founders Company / American specimen book of type styles : complete catalogue of printing machinery and printing supplies
(c1912)
Information for buyers, pp. 40-42
Page 40
Information for Buyers SIZES OF MINIMUM WEIGHT FONTS Weight Fonts of caps, lower case, figures and points, with small caps, if made, of one body, face and line ordered at one time cast to regular scheme. 5 lbs. and multiples, 3 to 4J Point inclusive. 10 lbs. and multiples, 5 and 5J Point. 20 lbs. and multiples, 6 to 18 Point inclusive. 25 lbs. and multiples, 20 to 36 Point inclusive. 50 lbs. and multiples, 42 to 72 Point inclusive. 75 lbs. and multiples, 84 to 96 Point inclusive. 100 lbs. and multiples, 120 and 144 Point. FIRST CLASS PRICES Table I S-ZE 5 S 100 500 1000 2000 00 4 POINT LBS. LBS. LOS. LBS LB LOS LOS LO Weight Fonts of Title line faces, caps, figures and points, of one body, face and line, ordered at one time, cast to regular scheme. 5 lbs. and multiples, 4 to 5J Point inclusive. 10 lbs. and multiples, 6 to 18 Point inclusive. 15 lbs. and multiples, 20 to 36 Point inclusive. 20 lbs. and multiples, 42 and 48 Point. 25 lbs. and multiples, 54 to 72 Point inclusive. 40 lbs. and multiples, 84 and 96 Point. 50 lbs. and multiples, 120 and 144 Point. SECOND CLASS PRICES Tbhl, 2 SIZE 2 100 0 0 O 2000 3000 4000 POINT LOS LBS LBS LOS LBS. LBS LBS. LO 3......$2.50 $2.40 $2.35 $2.30 $2.25 $2.20 $2.15 $2.10 3. $3.00 $2.90 $2.85 $2.80 $2.75 $2.70 $2.65 $2.60 3. 2.00 1.90 1.85 1.80 1.75 1.70 1.65 1.60 :1- . . . 2.50 2.40 2.35 2.30 2.25 2.20 2.15 2.10 3J on4A 1.50 1.40 1.35 1.30 1.25 1.20 1.15 1.10 1 . 2.00 $1.96 1.85 1.80 1.75 1.70 1.65 1.60 4...... 1.50 1.40 1.35 1.30 1.25 1.20 1.15 1.10 11 1.90 1.86 1.75 1.70 1.65 1.60 1.55 1.50 4k ..... 1.20 1.10 1.05 1.00 .98 .96 .94 .92.. ... I LBS L S L . LBS LBS. LBS. LBS. OV I? 5 ..... 1 1.05 1.00 .97 .95 .94 .92 .90 .88 5. .92 .91 .90 .88 .86 .84 .82 .80 200 loo 00 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 LBS. LBS LS LBS LBS. LBS LBS OEB 6......79 .78 .77 .76 .74 .72 .70 .68 7...... .69 .68 .66 .64 .63 .62 .61 .60 8...... .64 .63 .62 .60 .58 .56 .54 .52 9...... .60 .59 .58 .56 .55 .54 .52 .50 10...... .56 .55 .54 .53 .52 .50 .48 .46 11...... .55 .53 .52 .51 .50 .48 .46 .44 12...... .52 .51 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 14...... .50 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 18...... .50 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 25 100 500 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 LBS. LBS. LBS LBS. LOS. LBS. LBS L0V 20O.49 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 24...... .49 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 30...... .49 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 36.... .49 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 SO 100 500 1000 2000 3000 4000 500 LBS LBS LOS. LBS LBS LBS. LBS. OB- 42...... .49 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 48...... .49 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 54 ...... .49 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 60...... .49 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 72...... .48 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 .42 75 100 500 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 LBS LBS. LBS LBS. LBS, LBS. LBS. L O 84...... .46 .46 .45 .44 .43 .42 .41 .40 96...... .44 .44 .43 .42 .41 .40 .39 .38 100 LES. 120 ...... .40 144 ...... .38 IS - 00 1000 000 3000 4000 500 LBS. LBS. LBS. LB. LOS LBS 0LO 11 .40 .39 .38 .37 .36 .35 .34 .38 .37 .36 .35 .34 .33 .32 Items Covered by Table 1 Weight Fonts of minimum weights or multiples thereof of all faces shown in this book excepting Scripts, Rimmed and Shaded faces, Music, Greek, Armenian, Rabbinic and Gaelic. All parts of such Weight Fonts. All sorts of those faces of one pound or over per char- acter. (For less than one pound see Table 2.) All fonts of Leaders (3 pound and 5 pound and larger) and all sorts of same of one pound and over per set or character. All fonts or sorts of Spaces (en space and thinner) ex- cepting Script Spaces and Quads. Subject to Minimum Sort Rules on page 41. In so1 100 soo 1000 2000 -00 OS LOS LBS LBS. LBS. LBS. LBS. L ... 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.10 1.05 1.00 .95 5 1.44 1.20 1.00 .95 .90 .88 .86 .84 20 10 - LBS LBS. 6...... 1.16 1.00 7...... 1.00 .85 8...... .90 .75 9...... .80 .70 10...... .74 .65 11...... .70 .62 12 ...... .66 .60 14 ...... .62 .58 18 ...... .60 .56 500 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 LBS LBS, LOS. LBS LOS OVER .90 .85 .80 .78 .76 .74 .80 .75 .70 .68 .66 .64 .70 .65 .60 .58 .56 .54 .65 .60 .58 .56 .54 .52 .60 .58 .56 .54 .52 .50 .58 .56 .54 .52 .50 .48 .56 .54 .52 .50 .48 .46 .56 .54 .52 .50 .48 .46 .54 .52 .50 .48 .46 .44 25 1 0 '00 1000 2000 3000 0000 OS LBS LOS. LBSI LBS. LBS. LBS OVE 20...... .60 .56 .54 .52 .50 .48 .46 .44 21...... .56 .54 .52 .51 .50 .48 .46 .44 30....... .56 .54 .52 .51 .50 .48 .46 .44 36 ...... .56 .54 .52 .51 .50 .48 .46 .44 50 100 500 1000 2000 3000 40 00 L50 a LBS LBS LBS LBS. LBS. LBS LOS. OVER 1. . .54 .52 .51 .50 .49 .48 .46 .44 48...... .54 .52 .51 .50 .49 .48 .46 .44 54...... .54 .52 .51 .50 .49 .48 .46 .4 60...... .54 .52 .51 .50 .49 .48 .46 .44 72...... .52 .51 .50 .49 .48 .47 .46 .14 75 100 500 1000 2000 3000 4000 LBS LS. LBS LBS LBS LOS LBS. OVER 81...... .50 .50 .49 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 96...... .48 .48 .47 .46 .45 .44 .43 .42 100 LBS. 120 ...... .44 144 ...... .40 100 5OO 1000 2000 300 4300 L LBS LBS. LBS. LBS LBS LBS. OVER .44 .43 .42 .41 .40 .39 .38 .40 .39 .38 .37 .36 .35 .34 Items Covered by Table 2 Weight Fonts of minimum weights or multiples thereof of Scripts, Rimmed and Shaded faces, Greek, Armenian, Rabbinic and Gaelic shown in this book. All parts of such Weight Fonts. All sorts of those faces one pound or over per char- acter. (For less than one pound see Table 3.) All sorts of faces listed in Table 1 where quantity is less than one pound per character. All fonts or sorts of Script Spaces and Quads. All Body Italic fonts of less than minimum quantities. Subject to Minimum Sort Rules on page 41. 40
Top of Page
Based on date of publication, this material is presumed to be in the public domain.| For information on re-use, see http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Copyright