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HERE IS a list of what was included in a small job outfit offered by The H.C. Hansen Type Foundry, Boston. The year was 1909. For those of you starting out today, the list is still a valid one! You might be able to ignore the bellows with impunity! And, I'd count on spending a bit more! Note that in the list below "L.S." stands for "Labor-saving".
$450 OUTFIT
1 8 x12 Chandler & Price or Challenge Gordon, complete $165.00
1 23-inch Chandler & Price Lever Cutter 95.00
1 Imposing Stone 24 x 36 inches 6.00
50 Pounds 10-pt. Roman or Old Style 26.30
Job Type, to be selected 80.00
1 Pair News Cases 1.60
15 California Job Cases and 4 Triple Cases 17.10
Spaces and Quads 10.00
1 Double Stand No. 15, for 24 Full Size Cases 6.00
2 Pound Font 2-pt. L.S. Single Rule 3.20
2 Pound Font 2-pt. L.S. Beveled Rule No. 508 3.20
2 Compact Rule Cases 1.80
25 Pounds L.S. Leads and Slugs 5.00
1 Lead and Slug Case 1.00
10 Pounds 2-pt. Leads, long 1.60
1 Lead and Rule Cutter No. 1 6.00
1 Half Font L.S. Furniture in Case No. 10 1.50
1 Dozen Challenge Hemple Quoins No. 1 and Key 1.50
1 All Brass Job Galley, 8¾ x 13 inches 2.50
1 6-inch Yankee Job Stick .70
1 12-inch Buckeye or Grover Stick 1.40
1 Mallet, Planer and Proof Planer 1.20
50 Yards 6-pt. and 12-pt. Reglet 1.00
1 Benzine Can and Brush .95
1 Pair Bellows 1.00
1 Case Copper and Brass Thin Spaces 1.75
Assortment of Ink about 5.00
Borders and Ornaments about 6.00
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$457.80
A 7x11 Pearl Press No. 11 may be substituted for the press in this
outfit. Price, complete, $147.00
Above prices subject to discount.