Case rack
John Haddon & Co.
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Place of origin
Toronto
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Gray's Printing Press, County Tyrone
NT 154331
Summary
A wooden cabinet, called a case rack, with seventeen drawers each containing a case of type. Some are cases of lower case and some of upper case type. One of these cases has a lock and rod. The drawers are marked with details of the font style and size contained. Top to bottom, left to right: 16. Display Light and 18. Gothic, 8. Bold Italic and 8. Bold Condensed, 18. Winsor, 12. Roman Italic, 12. Bold Roman, 12. Roman Italic, 12. Ultra B Italic and 12. Ext Bold and 12. Victorian Bold, ornaments and borders, 8. Roman l/c, 26. Bold Roman, 26. Roman l/c, 24. Bold Expanded, 12. Script Dr John Andress, 6. Sans caps and 6. Smudge, 36. Grot Caps, 8. Roman l/c, 12. Extra Bold.
Marks and inscriptions
John Hadden and Co, London, Sydney and Toronto
Makers and roles
John Haddon & Co., manufacturer