April 12, 2011


1. The Rob Roy Kelly Collection Contains 150 type faces

2. R.R.Kelly started the collection for his students in 1950, and kept up for the next decade!

3. Kelly started to research the history of his growing collection; it was published in 1963 in the 'Design Quarterly' (No. 56)

4. There are four methods to cut wood type; the end cut method makes up the majority of the
type collection.

5. New York and Connecticut were the center of wood type making in the 19th century.

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