Abridged specimen book : type, borders, brass rules, ornaments and price list of printing machinery, furniture, fixtures and material
A.D. Farmer & Son Type Founding Co's 1899 abridged specimen book, published in Chicago, offering type, borders, brass rules, ornaments and printing equipment to printers and print shops. The pictures are crisp black-and-white wood engravings of a printing roller, a type-high frame, a cabinet of type cases and a mailing machine, useful for designers wanting period machine and furniture detail with plain line hatching.
