Timeless question: “Can it be ... that there are too many type faces for printers and advertisers? It appears, upon inquiry, that there are. It appears that a goodly number of discriminating compositors *agree* that a few faces of type are worthy of valuable case room and that a great many others are not; that, among the types in their cases, some few earn their way, while many gather the dust of oblivion ...”
quotingAnother Inland Printer tally of types: In 1928, the journal published a University of Washington study of types installed in composing rooms across the US. 166 magazines, newspapers, printers, and ad agencies responded.
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https://archive.org/details/sim_american-printer_1928-03_80_6/page/958/mode/2up
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