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A Printing Forme
Description:
Type is packed tightly into a frame called a forme - ready to be set in the press. The words are arranged as a mirror image and the printing process will reverse the lettering into readable form.
Source:
The Dick Institute
Digital Number:
EADR009n
Copyright:
East Ayrshire Council
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