APA members have a fondness for typefaces and over the years have shared numerous specimens of many of the treasures in their collections. Some members have printed specimen books of the faces in their shops, others print various specimen pages for the bundle. One particularly popular bundle item ha bee the 3″x5″ specimen card, with many members filing them away for easy reference and perusal, some have been doing so for decades. This section is an effort to make some of those specimens accessible to more people as well as to capture some of the history and insights that have often accompanied them.
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On Printing A Specimen Book Printed in 1980 by by Jane W. Roberts (APA#383) |
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A Specimen of Printing Types The Vintage Press Molalla, OR Printed in 1966 by Kenneth L. Burnett (APA#288) |
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Type Specimens including decorations, borders, ornaments, and miscellaneous characters available at The Coach Lamp Press Printed in 1970 by by James C. Presgraves (APA#298) |
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Type Faces and Illustrative Cuts Anchor Press Mount Morris, IL Printed in 1973 by Bill McKay (APA#392) |
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Miscellany for Cooks & Printers Printed in 1980 by Jane W. Roberts (APA#383) |
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Shady Acre Private Press, a partial catalog of body, title and ornamental types and initials. Printed in 1985 by Martin & Willametta Keffer (APA#113) |
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A Specimen of Selected Types for Miniature Books, Papers, &c. at The Jen Press Printed in 1986 by J. Ed Newman (APA#297) |
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A Specimen of Type: Commemorating 20 Years of Accumulation The Quilkin Press Ann Arbor, MI Printed in 1991 by Clifford S. Leonard, Jr. (APA#367) |
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Homespun: A Typographical Novelty by Andrew W. Dunker Printed in 2000 by Paul Hayden Duensing (APA#421) An account of how the “Homespun” typeface was developed. |
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Who Fired: An Annual Report Printed in 1985 by Nils R. Bull Young (APA#537) The story and specimens of type retrieved from Gil. Barnhorst. |
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Hoosier Hash: Everything Comes to Him Who Waits Printed in 1984 by Herb Hanish (APA#482) A story about obtaining type from the Gujarati Type Foundry in India, includes specimens. |
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Borders & Ornaments Morning Bird Press Printed in 1991 by Bob Fusfeld (APA#573). |
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Fifteen Years of Effort Printed by Ray Cuddington (APA#149) A public showing of the Cuddington Collection: Electros, Zinc Etchings, Typecast cuts, and Printers Dingbats |
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In Celebration of Antique Type By Ronald A. Ruble (APA#322) |