You may be an amateur
(you) may be an expert
(you) must know, or will learn. This
--the more work you can do,
--the better you can do it,
--the quicker you can do it,
the greater will be your compensation.
TRY THE Speed-ball BROAD-STROKE LETTERING PENS.
An edition of Presenting the speed-ball pen and designs produced with this "wizard of lettercraft"
(1915)
Presenting the speed-ball pen
With alphabets, drawings and designs produced with this "wizard of lettercraft"
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April 6, 2017 | History
A 41-page pamphlet introducing the new "speed-ball" pen, which will interest anyone who's ever created fonts or played with lettering. I'm including some text excerpts, but the charm of this book is in its graphics.
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Lettering, Alphabets. [from old catalog]Times
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Presenting the speed-ball pen: With alphabets, drawings and designs produced with this "wizard of lettercraft"
1915, Wn., Gordon & George
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added by Katharine Hadow.
The marking point of the "speed-ball" pen is a perfectly square, flat shoe and when held at right angles with the paper it produces a square dot, "THUS" and when stroke is continued, in any direction, it is of even thickness throughout, the flow of ink or color being Automatically Controlled.
Page 21,
added by Katharine Hadow.
In these days of felt-tip markers, remind yourself what a revolutionary product the Speed-ball was at the time, and admire the elegant fonts and borders it enabled.
With ordinary use, a "Speed Ball" pen can be used for months, but it is not a shovel, so do not dig it into the surface.
Page 40,
added by Katharine Hadow.
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| April 6, 2017 | Edited by Katharine Hadow | subtitle |
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| August 8, 2012 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
| May 10, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the edition. |
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