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What was the original color?

By bill jones | Published December 12, 2009

The ATF book is from 1912 and the colors seem to be really faded. The black is OK on most pages but the colors are really fading out. It is not as bad as old color photos, but it is surprising how much color is gone. Here is a scan done on my Epson Perfection [...]

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1912 ATF Sample Book Pages

By bill jones | Published December 11, 2009

We have 2 copies of American Specimen Book of Type Styles published in 1912 by the American Type Founders Company. The book has 1301 numbered pages and it’s very heavy. The book was printed entirely on letterpress. One of the books is mainly intact and is on display in the Printing and Book Arts Center. [...]

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