Where to purchase wood type.
Anyone know of some sources to purchase some wood type. Specifically, I’m looking for a set of mismatched numerals. I don’t want to use it for printing, so don’t want to nor need the guilt of splitting up siblings from a full case. A place that just sells some orphaned letterforms would be ideal.
5.Jun.2008 7.01am
aluminum - did you ask at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts? I know they’ve been selling some unused metal sorts - they might have some wood for you too.
5.Jun.2008 7.47am
Never occurred to me that they’d part with anything like that. ;0)
Good idea. Good excuse to get across the river, too.
5.Jun.2008 7.48am
Ebay
5.Jun.2008 7.54am
eBay is often overflowing with random wood type.
5.Jun.2008 8.16am
See also the Briar Press classifieds.
5.Jun.2008 9.29am
You can try the Hamilton Wood Type Museum. It’s pricey thought, but it is new. Sharon already pointed the obvious place.
5.Jun.2008 11.50pm
The best places for wood types, from my experience: ebay and london’s notting hill flea market.
dr
6.Jun.2008 5.51am
David, do you visit that flea market? If so, would you collect some types that you don’t want / like?
6.Jun.2008 6.08am
One can also still find wood type and other items when older printing shops close and the goods are put up for sale. Just recently I heard of a Ludlow set-up being sold right here in St. Paul. But I was too late. It may take some snooping around to find these things.
powers
6.Jun.2008 6.47am
@AGL: unfortunately, my next trip to London is due in october :-(
sorry mate.
dr
6.Jun.2008 6.48am
it will be hard to beat these deals:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=unknown&sbrftog=1&dfsp=...
dr
6.Jun.2008 6.53am
That is a nice find, David!
6.Jun.2008 6.55am
You might try Casey.
http://www.inkylipspress.com/
7.Jun.2008 4.57am
$75 a piece. These were in the collection of Cynthia Hollandsworth, from whom I purchased them some years ago. I assure you, they are woo, they are numbers and they are old.
going once...
Cheers!