Portuguese Single Case

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ffl

ffi

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;

thin

espaços.

mid

hair

quadrados

thick

This Portuguese typecase lay of 1876 is that of Castro & Irmão shown in da Silva, Manual do Tipógrafo, 2nd ed. 1962. Whilst W is kept well away from the other caps, K, U and J are incorporated, but very few of the caps are in alphabetic sequence. A translation of da Silva's explanation of this case is awaited. The spacing shown in the source was pictorial, but here is shown as the presumed named English equivalent, but may well be 1pontos, 1½pontos, 2pontos, 2½pontos, meios quadratin, quadratin. Unfortunately the reproduction used as the source was indistinct regarding the accents, so some shown above may not be quite correct. The e m r etc. are superiors, but again the reproduction was indistinct. A more traditional Portuguese case lay is Portuguese Single.

Castro's case has 132 boxes, is 74x69cm, and the empty case is Portuguese Single.

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This page was written in 2020 by David Bolton and last updated 1 April 2025.