Myth!!! The Linotype ruined typography.
*And* I found this amazing early letter written on a Sholes & Glidden. All high-res scans in public domain. What a good day!pic.twitter.com/UbxvSZRvSq
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Thank you! Great to see what the curly quotes looked like
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I wish we could know what was the story there! It seemed like for a few years the typewriters were on their way to better typography… but then it all snapped back.
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Is there a collection of these letters all in one place?
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Here, and if you look around there are quite a few more: · https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:mp48w282w … · https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:6h441d16r … · https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:6h441b16b …
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…aaaaaand randomly another example of “r.” in an obscure Swiss magazine.pic.twitter.com/cz9Xj47End
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Nice find!
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