Empty German Antiqua Case

This German typecase configuration matches that shown by Kollecher & Matuschke: Der Moderne Druck, 1956, Genzmer: Buch des Setzers, 1961, Drucken & Lernen: Liste, 1991 and Katalog, 2007. It is also illustrated in a modern Gutenberg Museum poster, and was in use by Papierwerkstatt John Gerard in 1997 and Druckladen des Gutenberg-Museums in 1997. The case is 81 x 61 cms (32 x 24 ins). Other cases there in the same configuration are 66 x 61 cms (26 x 24 ins) and 96 x 61 cms. In many cases, in the centre bay, second row up from bottom, the one divided box should have the lower box smaller than the one above, and not divided in equal half as shown here.

A reproduction by Druckwerkstatt Mosbach in 1997 shows the right hand box in the third row from the top, as a double width box, rather than two single width boxes.

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This page was written in 1997 by David Bolton and last updated 19 February 2009.