Brass Hand Letters, Complete Set

Description

A complete set of brass hand letters in a fitted wooden case: upper case, lower case, figures and points, each on a shouldered shank for a standard holder. Brass is used because it holds heat evenly and releases it into the leather at a predictable rate, which is the entire craft of hand tooling — a tool that loses heat between letters gives a light impression on the third letter of every word and nobody can work out why. The faces are cut, not cast, so the counters are open and stay open after years of use; a cast face fills and goes muddy. Each letter is stamped on the shank with its character so the case can be read at a glance. Buy the size once — mixing sizes in a title line is possible and almost never looks like it was meant.