Miscellaneous full-size cases are listed below. These cases all have one vertical bar dividing the case into two. Some other cases for the same purposes have no such bar, and are listed elsewhere. Each case below links to a descriptive page that shows the actual box layout, the various sources that illustrate the case, and often a link to an appropriate layout of the contents. Note that some other two bay cases are listed as Upper and Lower.
Empty Cases | Rows | Boxes in left bay | Boxes in right bay | Total boxes |
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French Combination Case (Ringwalt 1871) | 10 | 49 | 67 | 116 |
Space and Quad Case (Palmer & Rey 1892) | 4 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
Improved Job Case (ATF 1895) | 9 | 39 | 44 | 83 |
Jumbo Job or Dearing Job (ATF 1896 or ATF 1906) | 7 | 49 | 35 | 84 |
Double Double Case (Miller & Richard 1897) | 11 | 81 | 81 | 162 |
Clapp's Success Case (Printer and Bookmaker 1898) | 8 | 47 | 50 | 97 |
Registered Double Case No. 1 (Ullmer 1902) | 11 | 81 | 81 | 162 |
De Vinne Figure Case (De Vinne 1904) | 5 | 34 | 35 | 69 |
Caslon Figure Case (Southward 1904) | 5 | 35 | 36 | 71 |
Figure Case (ATF 1906) | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
Yankee Job Case (ATF 1906) | 9 | 40 | 46 | 86 |
Hamilton Border Case (BBS 1907) | 12 | 132 | 132 | 264 |
Hieroglyphic 1st Case (Legros & Grant 1916) | 6 | 50 | 50 | 100 |
Hieroglyphic 2nd Case (Legros & Grant 1916) | 8 | 72 | 72 | 144 |
Improved Quad & Space Case (Hamilton 1922) | 5 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
Double Double Case (Caslon 1925) | 10 | 75 | 75 | 150 |
Justifying No.1 Case (Caslon 1925) | 6 | 21 | 21 | 42 |
Justifying No.2 Case (Caslon 1925) | 6 | ? | ? | 39 |
Justifying No.3 Case (Caslon 1925) | 6 | ? | ? | 63 |
Arabic No.1 Case (Lebanon 1970) | 8 | 85 | 84 | 169 |
Arabic No.2 Case (Lebanon 1970) | 8 | 76 | 65 | 145 |
Dutch Handelstekens Case (Avalon Pers 1997) | 6 | 30 | 29 | 59 |
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