16pt Solemnis, Dale Guild Tpfy., New Foundry Type

Note: I spend time each month at the foundry, but never really know when or for how long. If you need fonts right away, please email me first before you pay. You should buy before the fonts sell out, but wait on payment until you hear from me. Thanks very much.  

Will combine shpg. 

ID: This is NEW metal printing type for letterpress printing or for hot-stamping. The font is 16pt Solemnis, originally cast in Germany by J. Wagner Tpfy.. This font was cast by the Dale Guild Tpfy from electrotyped matrices fabricated at the Guild. The types were cast on an ATF Barth foundry caster with primary metals. These are the hardest printing types you can buy. They are more than hard enough for hot-stamping. True foundry alloy coupled with density, dendity, density! Density comes from 10-twenty times the casting pressure of Monotype cast types. Used well, they will last you a lifetime.

If you are not familiar with the use of new ATF or Dale Guild types, do yourself a big favor and put a font to the test. You won't need makeready. These types are .918 high, and stay that way for a long, long time. You can set and distribute, again & again and still need no makeready. Of course, someday you will, but you can delay this further by rotating the types, especially if you have several fonts in use. 

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CALLIGRAPHIC UNCIAL TYPE, but is based on the Capitalis Quadrata form, ca. 300AD (note the variant T of early Roman form). There are 20 pcs. of each T, so you can get two very different looks from one font by using one or the other, or both.

Want to set a small book? Buy 10-12 fonts. I'll ship them free. 

Want to set a Christmas card? Buy 2-4 fonts.

CONDITION: NEW, uninked. Please keep in mind that this is a rough galley proof, some types may be off their feet.

PAYMENT: You can use the payment link in the automated email if you prefer PayPal. M/O's, Cashier's checks, or personal checks are welcomed with 7 day wait. Payment to be recd. within 10 days.  

SHIPPING/Handling: Your zip will determine postage. All packages are sent Priority Mail unless otherwise requested, with Delivery Confirmation at my cost. I take much care in fonting and packing to make sure you receive you type in the condition it left my shop. Insurance is optional, but advised. Will combine metal type auctions to save on shipping. but the most you pay for one or five, is $10.95.  

As of Dec., '07, I have to start charging $1.00 packing fee as I have run out of recycled bubble-wrap & peanuts, and good tape is not cheap. Thanks for your understanding.

Re: International Shipping

Types are best sent via Global Priority Flat-rate Air Mail. They will have a special box that will carry up to 20pounds for $27.00 to Canada, all other countries @ $42.20. This means you can ship about five fonts for this cost.

INFO: I have the priviledge of handling the sales of the types cast at the Dale Guild Tpfy, in Howell NJ. The propietor and I spend about 2 weeks per month casting type and fonting the same. Please visit www.daleguild.com to view other pics of many of the types you see listed here in my ebay store, and a whole lot more. We invite your requests for types not presently available. We have been casting bookfonts this past year, and sometimes we have the time to cast some other types and put fonts together. All types are cast on ATF Barth casting machines, which produce true foundry types, not monotypes. See my "me" page for further info.

 I also sell old and new types, presses and other letterpress things from my own letterpress shop . In addition, I sell some very nice items for a few good retired friends that are better acquainted with movable type than computers. Please check my EBAY STORE for more fonts, early printed leaves and antiquarian books.

I welcome your questions. Larger pics on request. Please bookmark my seller's list, as I will be listing many rare fonts, initials, ornaments and borders in the months to come (you can read my "Me" page for more info).Thanks for looking.