Palmer & Rey's Cap Case

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4

1
2

3
4

1
8

3
8

5
8

7
8

1
3

2
3

1
6

« »

4m{

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Per

-en-

-em-

-2m-

-3m-

-4m-

2m{

3m{

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The layout is that given in Palmer & Rey's Specimen Book of 1892, claiming to be the one generally in use all over the Pacific Coast. It is also shown in American Type Founders in 1896 but differs slightly from their American Line Type Book of 1906, which has, for example, the fractions on the left. It also differs from Barnhart Bros & Spindler (c1892) which again has the fractions on the left, but also has fl in the upper case. Lockwood (1894) follows Palmer & Rey, with fractions on the right, but signs and ligatures are in different rows. The Palmer & Rey lay differs from the earlier MacKellar, (1870 and still in 1889) which has caps on the right and small caps on the left, the fractions in a different order, etc.

The boxes with A, etc are small caps. The box ¦ is really a single, and ¦¦ a double, dagger. The boxes «, «», » are really bottom, middle and top of a 3 piece { brace. The -en- is an en rule (dash) and -4em- a 4em rule, etc.

The companion lower case lay is Palmer & Rey. The configuration of the empty box is unchanged from that of Moxon (1683).

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This page was written in 2001 by David Bolton and last updated 14 April 2009.