Monotype Information
Published Monotype Information sheets, etc.
As well as Parts Lists and Manuals, The Alembic Press has a small collection of attachment sheets, tables of information, publicity booklets, teaching aids, etc., produced by The Monotype Corporation over the years, which are listed below. Entires in italics are leaflets relating to Monotype equipment, but not published by Monotype themselves. [Additional bibliographic information will be shown in due course, as time permits.]
Relating to the Composition Caster
- Monotype Composition and Type & Rule Casters Symbol Conversion List, 1972
- Addendum to Symbol Conversion List, 1972
- Monotype Casting Machine Detail Plates (USA) 1939
- Casting Good Type (Monotype Corporation)
- Casting Good Type (Monotype International)
- The Operative and his Composition Mould
- Composition Moulds Essential Maintenance, 1960
- Composition Moulds Essential Maintenance, rev 1968 (leaflet)
- Composition Moulds - note re cleaning (leaflet F748 rev)
- Composition Moulds - note re jet blade screw, 1962 (leaflet)
- Monotype Composition Caster Essential Bridge Adjustments, rev 1968
- Monotype Composition Caster Essential Bridge Adjustments, rev 1969 (leaflet)
- Monotype Composition Caster Essential Bridge Adjustments, rev 1974 (leaflet)
- Monotype Attachments, Accessories & Moulds (set in Ehrhardt)
- Monotype Attachments, Accessories & Moulds (set in Univers)
- High Quad Attachment (info sheet 157a), 1961
- Special Purpose Attachments and Accessories, 1954
- Adjustment of Improved Parts, 1948
- Quadding and Centring Attachment, 1941
- Quadding and Centring Attachment, 1951
- Auxiliary Mould Oiler
- Variable Speed Unit - drawings
- F.U. Variable Speed Unit Installation Instructions
- Funditor wiring diagram
- Maintenance Instructions for Funditor Electric Pot (card)
- Maintenance Instructions and Spare Parts List for Funditor (card)
- Maintenance Instructions and Spare Parts List for Funditor (Funditor) (card)
- Nozzle Heater leaflet (Brdr and Andersen)
- Monotype Composition Caster Operatives Efficiency Guide (card)
- Positions of Display Type Wedges for casting (card)
- Position of Display Type Wedges 46S & 47S 2¼-48pt (card)
- Position of Display Type Wedges 46S & 47S 2¼-36pt (card)
- Justification Wedge Positions for adding complete units (large format card)
- Table showing Justification Added by Every Adjustment of Justification Wedges (single sheet)
- Instructions for Pump Stroke Counter Attachment, 1952 (drawings)
- Varigear Attachment & Lubrication
- Average Casting Speeds for the Composition Caster
- Adjustments for Justification and Transfer Wedge arms, 1944
- Acoustic Hood for Monotype Composition Casters, 1975
- Type Alignment Slip Gauge Card - Univers
- Table of Alignments, 1971
- Type Alignment Gauge table
- Fount Schemes Card (+Display Attachment instructions)
- Lubrication Chart for the Composition Caster (card)
Relating to the Keyboard and Composition
- Monotype Keyboard Manual brochure, c.1966
- Monotype Standard & Duplex Keyboards Symbol Conversion List, 1972
- A Monotype Keyboard Explanation & Diagrams
- Monotype Equivalent Measures
- Monotype Type Equivalent Measures
- Monotype Type Equivalent Measures (reprint)
- Monotype Layout Book for Keyboard/Matrix-Case
- Tabular Composition on the Monotype, 1937
- Tabular Composition on a Monotype Keyboard
- A system for Casting Off copy for composition on Monotype machines, 1948, 16p.
- Copyfitting Tables for Monotype and Monophoto faces, 1975, 31p.
- Scientific Copyfitting
- Scientific Copyfitting for composition on Monotype machines
- Setting Mathematics (Monotype Recorder 40.4), 1956
- 4-line Maths - A New Approach, 1958 (photocopy)
- 4-line Mathematics Notes 1 and 2
- Mathematical Formulae, 1971
- Opening of Mathematical Exhibition 1957 - address by A.Phillips
- Letter Spacing on the Monotype, n.d. (c1922), 24p.
- Table of Set Factors for 12½ set to 24 set (single sheet)
- Table of Set Factors for 6 set to 12 set (single sheet)
- Point Rule Equivalents Table ½-12pt (card)
- Point Rule Equivalents Table ½-24pt (card)
- Pica Equivalents Card 5-13 1em - 26em
- Pica Equivalents Card 5-13 27em - 52em
- Pica Equivalents Card 13-27
- Pica Equivalents Card 13-26
- Type Set Sizes Card
- A Word on Making your Mark with Monotype (USA) (rules of punctuation)
- Unit Adding and Letter Spacing on the Monotype
- Lubrication chart for the Keyboard (A4 photocopy)
Relating to the Super caster
Monotype Super Caster Symbol Conversion List
Monotype Super Caster Lubrication Chart (card)
Micrometer Head Settings for Large Comp Matrices (card)
Micrometer Head Settings for Display Matrices (card)
Micrometer Head Settings for Comp Matrices (card)
Table for setting Counter Drum ... for Ciceros (card)
Table for setting Counter Drum ... for 12pt Ems (card)
Table for cutting Strip Material to Ciceros (card)
Table for cutting Strip Material to 12pt Ems (card)
Particulars of Moulds and Matrix Holders (card)
Didot Rule Equivalents (card)
Product Information Table - Super Caster (card)
Standard Fount Schemes - Super Caster
Change Speed Table (card)
Product Information Table Lead & Rule, and Type Moulds (card)
For Display Matrices - Width in points ... (large format card)
Type Specimens
- Monotype Specimen Book of Faces U.S.A., 1920
- Monotype Printing Types (vol 1,2), 1952-72
- Monotype Printing Types (vol 1,2), 1937-60
- Monotype Composition Faces, 1972, 48p.
- Monotype Display Faces, rev 1976, 24p.
- Monotype Display Faces, n.d. (pre 1960), 18p.
- Specimen Book of Monotype Non-Latin Faces, 1977
- Monotype Special Sorts, 1947 (looseleaf)
- Monotype Special Sorts 1931 (Monotype Special Signs)
- Index to classified list of Monotype Special Matrices, 1963. (Set of 43 leaflets)
- Monotype Index, 1994 (digital fonts)
- Monotype Type Index, 1993 (digital fonts)
- Monotype Type Index, 1992 (digital fonts)
- Monotype Rules and Borders, 1958-72
- Monotype Rules and Borders, 1937-60
- Monotype Rules, Borders, Figures, 1973
- Specimen of Monotype Rules
- Printers Ornaments on the Monotype, 1928
- Monotype Mathematical Sorts List, 1956
- 4-line Maths - Classified List of Characters, 1966
- 4-line Maths - Classified List of Characters, 1967
- List of Mathematical Characters - 4-line Maths, 1967
- Specimen of Monotype Times New Roman, n.d. (broadsheet)
- Monotype Gill Sans Alphabet Study Sheet, n.d. (single sheet)
- L.N.E.R. Gill Sans Serif specimen (inset for Monotype recorder)
- 200,000 Monotype Display Faces (leaflet for loan library)
- Type Card Bembo 270 6-72pt
- Type Card Bembo 270 14-72pt
- Type Card Caslon 128 8-20pt
- Type Card Caslon 128 42-48pt
- Type Card Times 327 4½-14pt
- Type Card Rockwell 371 6-14pt
- Type Card Plantin 110 6-14pt
- Type Card Plantin Light 113 6-12pt
- Type Card Univers Extra Bold Expanded 695 6-22pt
- Type Card Univers Bold 693 5-12pt
- Type Card Univers Medium 689 5-28pt
- Type Card Univers Medium 689 5-12pt
- Type Card Univers Medium Condensed 690 5-28pt
- Type Card Baskerville 169 6-72pt
- Type Card Baskerville Bold 312 6-18pt
- Type Card Baskerville Bold 60-72pt
- Type Card Gill Sans Bold 275 5-14pt
- Type Card Bodoni Bold 260 6-14pt
- Type Card Perpetua 239 5½-72pt
- Type Card Garamond 156 6-14pt
- Type Card Garamond Bold 201 6-14pt
- Type Card Grotesque Bold 216 5-24pt
- Type Card Grotesque 215 5-18pt
- Type Card Grotesque Light 126 5-14pt
- Type Card Old English 456 8-30pt
- Type Card Spectrum 556 6-24pt
- Type Card Spectrum 556 60pt
- Composition Reference Sheets: Univers Medium and Extra Bold
- Composition Reference Sheets: Century Schoolbook
- Ornament Broadsheets (set of 5)
General
- Monotype Book of Information, 1950, 100p.
- >Monotype Book of Information, New enlgd ed. 159p.
- Monotype Book of Information, 1970, 186p.
- Lubricants approved for Monotype Machines
- Programming Notes for Monotype Composing Machines
- Marvels of Modern Punch-cutting (leaflet) (+Lord's prayer type)
- Monotype Machines in the Making (3 different editions, n.d.)
- Monotype Composing Machines, 1979
- Monotype Composing Machines, 1970, 16p.
- Monotype machine siting chart, 1969
- Monotype Machines, 1947
- The Monotype (U.S.A.), 1937 (Book Fair Keepsake)
- Aspects of Monotype (U.S.A.), 1996 (ATF keepsake)
- The Monotype System (U.S.A.), 2nd ed. 1916
- The Monotype Described 1930
- The Monotype Described (cover missing, based on 15x15 layouts)
- Monotype Success (U.S.A., 1910. Hopkins 1984 reprint + update)
- A Demon Machine (U.S.A. Duensing)
- Talbot Lanston and the Monotype (University of Tampa Press) 2012, 214p.
- Monotype 96-unit Copyfitting System (for phototypesetters)
- Passport to Success (Monophoto)
- After Filmsetting - Make-up
- Make-up and Correction of Filmset Matter (2 different editions, n.d.)
- Monotype Typographic and Technical Publications
- Pocket Picture Book of Monotype Machines
- Make-up & Correction of Filmset Matter ... 2 different editions
- Making Sure, n.d. (c1956), 6p. (publicity leaflet for the two films Monotype Machines in the Making and Type Faces in the Making)
- Students' Type Study Leaflets, n.d. (card cover containing four 4p. leaflets: Letter Forms, Proportions, The Metal Type, Planning a Printed Job)
- Monotype Type Study Leaflets 1974 (set of 4: Typographic Dimensions, Monotype Composing Machines, Composition Rules, Interlinear Spacing
- Leaflet for Students of Typography - A Printing Type (inc Emerson 320 and typo)
- Leaflet for Students of Typography - A Printing Type (inc Goudy Modern 249)
- What's That Typeface?
- Alphabets for Students of Typography
- Printing Metals (Fry's Metals) 1959
- Printing Metals (Fry's Metals) 1966
- Printing Metals (Fry's Metals) 1972
- Efficient Remelting (Fry's Metals) n.d.
- Efficient Remelting (Fry's Metal Foundries) n.d.
- Fry's Printing Metals (Fry's Metals) leaflet
- Use of Lead in the Printing Industry (PIJC for H&S) (leaflet)
- Printing Metals - Their Production, Nature and Use (Plus Metals) 1963
- Heating of Typecasting Machine Metal Pots (BFMP) 1956
- Furnaces (Lees Hall) (leaflet)
- Type Metal Alloys (U.S.A. Imperial Type Metal Co) 1927
- Type Metals, Their Characteristics and Performance (U.S.A. Imperial Metal) 1958
- Standardisation of Type-metal Specifications (Platt Metals) n.d.
- Efficient Remelting with the 500lb Fryotype Pot (Fry's Metals) (leaflet)
Journals and Bulletins
- The Monotype Recorder (various issues between 1922 and 1997)
- Monotype Newsletter Nos 58, 60-94 (with a few gaps)
- Monotype Technical Bulletin Nos 6-73
- Monotype Bulletin Nos 74-88
- Monotype Newsletter (Continental Edition) Nos 104-118
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This page was written by David Bolton and last updated 9 November 2014.