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, and these will be detailed below, as soon as time permits. Meanwhile, an abbreviated list is:
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 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
- Auxiliary Mould Oiler
- Variable Speed Unit - drawings
- Monotype Funditor Instructions and Parts List (card)
- Nozzle Heater leaflet
- Monotype Composition Caster Operatives Efficiency Guide (card)
- Position of Display Type Wedges 46S & 47S ... (card)
- Justification Wedge Positions for adding complete units (large format card)
- Instructions for Pump Stroke Counter Attachment, 1952 (drawings)
- Monotype Quadding & Centring Attachment, rev 1951
- Acoustic Hood for Monotype Composition Casters, 1975
- Type Alignment Slip Gauge Card - Univers
- Table of Alignments, 1971
- Positions of Display Type Wedges for casting (card)
- Fount Schemes Card (+Display Attachment instructions)
Relating to the Keyboard and Composition
- Monotype Keyboard Manual brochure
- Monotype Standard & Duplex Keyboards Symbol Conversion List, 1972
- A Monotype Keyboard Explanation & Diagrams
- Monotype Equivalent Measures (original)
- Monotype Equivalent Measures (reprint)
- Monotype Layout Book for Keyboard/Matrix LMC (1 plus extra pages)
- Tabular Composition on the Monotype
- Copyfitting Tables for Monotype and Monophoto faces, 1975
- 4-line Maths - A New Approach, 1958 (photocopy)
- Letter Spacing on the Monotype, LMC 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)
- Table showing Justification Added by Every Adjustment of Justification Wedges (single sheet)
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)
Particulars of Moulds and Matrix Holders (card)
Didot Rule Equivalents (card)
Monotype Varigear Attachment (card)
Product Information Table - Super Caster (card)
Standard Fount Schemes - Super Caster
Change Speed Table ... with Varigear
Product Information Table ... with Varigear (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
- Monotype Display Faces, rev 1976
- Specimen Book of Monotype Non-Latin Faces, 1977
- Monotype Special Sorts, 1947 (looseleaf)
- Monotype Special Sorts LMC, 1931 (Monotype Special Signs)
- Index to classified list of Monotype Special Matrices, 1963. Set of 43 leaflets
- Monotype Index, 1994 (computer fonts)
- Monotype Type Index, 1993 (computer fonts)
- Monotype Rules and Borders, 1958-71
- Monotype Rules and Borders, 1937-60
- Monotype Rules, Borders, Figures, 1973
- Border Specimen USA
- Specimen of Monotype Rules LMC
- 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)
General
- Monotype Book of Information New enlgd
- Monotype Book of Information, 1950
- Monotype Book of Information, 1970
- Point Rule Equivalents Table (card) Point Rule Equivalents Table (card) (portrait format)
- Pica Equivalents Card 5-13
- Pica Equivalents Card 13-27
- Pica Equivalents Card 13-26
- Type Set Sizes Card (one is large format)
- A Word on Making your Mark with Monotype USA (rules of punctuation)
- Lubricants approved for Monotype Machines
- Monotype Type Study Leaflets, 1974 (set of 4)
- Programming Notes for Monotype Composing Machines
- Marvels of Modern Punch-cutting (leaflet) (+Lord's prayer type)
- Monotype Machines in the Making
- Monotype Composing Machines, 1979
- Monotype Composing Machines, 1970
- 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 Described LMC, 1930
- The Monotype Described (cover missing, based on 15x15 layouts)
- Monotype Success U.S.A., 1910. Hopkins 1984 reprint + update)
- Monotype 96-unit Copyfitting System (for phototypesetters)
- Passport to Success (Monophoto)
- After Filmsetting - Make-up
- Pocket Picture Book of Monotype Machines
- Make-up & Correction of Filmset Matter ... 2 different editions
- Making Sure, n.d. (c1956), 4p. (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)
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This page was written by David Bolton and last updated 18 June 2002.