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Collection of composition matrices

Collection of composition matrices. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation. In original wooden trays. A metal die from which type characters are cast. Matrix is a piece of bronze, containing in its lower end the die (or intaglio impression) of a character, and at the upper end a conical hole by means of which the matrix is correctly positioned over the mould at the time of casting.

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Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327). 12 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327)

1900-1995
Matrix for Times Upright (Typeface Series number: 565). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times Upright (Typeface Series number: 565)

1900-1995
Matrix for Greek: Upright (Typeface Series number: 90). 11 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix SPLS Letts, indicating Special Letters. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Greek: Upright (Typeface Series number: 90)

1900-1995
Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown). Unknown point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown)

1900-1995
Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown). Unknown point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown)

1900-1995
Matrix for Urdu (Typeface Series number: 507). 12D point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Urdu (Typeface Series number: 507)

1900-1995
Matrix for Urdu (Typeface Series number: 507). 12D point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Urdu (Typeface Series number: 507)

1900-1995
Matrices for assorted typeface series. Assorted sizes. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrices for assorted typeface series

1900-1995
Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown). Unknown point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown)

1900-1995
Matrix for Malayalam (Typeface Series number: 590). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Malayalam (Typeface Series number: 590)

1900-1995
Matrix for Devanagari Bold (Typeface Series number: 346). 12 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Devanagari Bold (Typeface Series number: 346)

1900-1995
Matrix for Times Bold (Typeface Series number: 334). 12 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times Bold (Typeface Series number: 334)

1900-1995
Matrix for Imprint (Typeface Series number: 101). 12 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix Points, indicating Points. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Imprint (Typeface Series number: 101)

1900-1995
Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327). 9 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix Acc's, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327)

1900-1995
Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327). 7 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix Acc's, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327)

1900-1995
Matrix for Helvetica (Typeface Series number: 765). 9D point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix Acc's, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Helvetica (Typeface Series number: 765)

1900-1995
Matrix for Times Four-line Mathematics (Typeface Series number: 569). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix SPL Letts, indicating Special Letters. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times Four-line Mathematics (Typeface Series number: 569)

1900-1995
Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327). 14 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327)

1900-1995
Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown). Unknown point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown)

1900-1995
Matrix for Bell (Typeface Series number: 341). 12 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Bell (Typeface Series number: 341)

1900-1995
Matrix for Gill Sans (Bold) (Typeface Series No. 275) of point size 10. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Gill Sans (Bold) (Typeface Series No. 275)

1900-1995
Matrix for Plantin Light (Typeface Series number: 773). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix SPLS Letts, indicating Special Letters. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Plantin Light (Typeface Series number: 773)

1900-1995
Various Matrices (Typeface Series number: F47, F48, F49, F60 & F61). 11 point. Fractions. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Various Matrices (Typeface Series number: F47, F48, F49, F60 & F61)

1900-1995
Matrix for Figures (Typeface Series number: F1666). Unknown point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Figures (Typeface Series number: F1666)

1900-1995
Matrix for Garamond Italic (No.2) (Typeface Series number: 174). 7 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix AC, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Garamond Italic (No.2) (Typeface Series number: 174)

1900-1995
Matrix for New Hellenic (Typeface Series number: 192). 11 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for New Hellenic (Typeface Series number: 192)

1900-1995
Matrix for Times Four-line mathematics (Typeface Series number: 569). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times Four-Line Mathematics (Typeface Series number: 569)

1900-1995
Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown). Unknown point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown)

1900-1995
Matrix for Plantin Bold (Typeface Series number: 194). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix AC, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Plantin Bold (Typeface Series number: 194)

1900-1995
Matrix for Gill Sans Light (Typeface Series number: 362). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Gill Sans Light (Typeface Series number: 362)

1900-1995
Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown). Unknown point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown)

1900-1995
Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown). Unknown point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Unknown (Typeface Series number: Unknown)

1900-1995
Matrix for Greek: Upright (Typeface Series number: 90). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Greek: Upright (Typeface Series number: 90)

1900-1995
Matrix for Greek: Upright (Typeface Series number: 90). 11 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Greek: Upright (Typeface Series number: 90)

1900-1995
Matrix for Figures (Typeface Series number: F1598) of unknown point size. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Figures (Typeface Series number: F1598)

1900-1995
Matrix for Garamond Italic (No.2) (Typeface Series number: 174). 8 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix AC, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Garamond Italic (No.2) (Typeface Series number: 174)

1900-1995
Matrix for Baskerville (Typeface Series number: 169). 12 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix Special Signs, indicating Special Signs. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Baskerville (Typeface Series number: 169)

1900-1995
Matrix for Neo Didot (Typeface Series number: 27). 9 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix AC, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Neo Didot (Typeface Series number: 27)

1900-1995
Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327). 11 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix AC, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327)

1900-1995
Matrix for Urdu (Typeface Series number: 507). 14D point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Urdu (Typeface Series number: 507)

1900-1995
Matrix for unknown typeface of unknown point size. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Unknown Typeface

1900-1995
Matrix for Greek: Inclined (Typeface Series number: 91). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Greek: Inclined (Typeface Series number: 91)

1900-1995
Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327). 8 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix Special Signs, indicating Special Signs. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Times New Roman (Typeface Series number: 327)

1900-1995
Matrix for Gill Sans (Typeface Series number: 262). 10 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Gill Sans (Typeface Series number: 262)

1900-1995
Matrix for Helvetica Medium (Typeface Series number: 766). 8D point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix SPL Letts, indicating Special Letters. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Helvetica Medium (Typeface Series number: 766)

1900-1995
Matrix for Bell (Typeface Series number: 341). 8 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix AC, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Bell (Typeface Series number: 341)

1900-1995
Matrix for Albion (No.2) (Typeface Series number: 42). 6 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix Russ, indicating Russian. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Albion (No.2) (Typeface Series number: 42)

1900-1995
Matrix for Garamond (Typeface Series number: 156). 12 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix IL/C, indicating Italic; Lower case. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Garamond (Typeface Series number: 156)

1900-1995
Matrix for Garamond (Typeface Series number: 156). 6 point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix ac, indicating Accents. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Garamond (Typeface Series number: 156)

1900-1995
Matrix for Helvetica Light (Typeface Series number: 764). 6D point. Bronze matrices in original wooden drawer. Drawer marked with suffix RM CAPS, indicating Roman; Capitals. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

Matrix for Helvetica Light (Typeface Series number: 764)

1900-1995