Explore rare and unusual terms from the traditional art of letterpress printing in this specialized crossword puzzle.
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Mystical Mechanics of Letterpress Craft
Explore the rare and intriguing terms from the art and mechanics of letterpress printing in this crossword puzzle.
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- 1. Arranging movable type to form words and lines
- 3. Tray holding set type before layout
- 4. Die used to cast letterforms in type making
- 6. Size measurement for type, equal to 1/72 inch
- 7. Paper mold used to cast stereotype plates
- 9. Piece of spacing material or thick type block
- 11. Spacing material to separate words or lines
- 15. Surface where ink is rolled and distributed
Down
- 2. Securing type tightly in the chase before printing
- 5. Electroplating process used to make printing plates
- 8. Metal slug with a raised design used in printing
- 10. Wedges used to lock type within the chase
- 12. Continuous folded paper stacks for printing
- 13. Soft cloth used to clean printing presses or type
- 14. Adding spacing material between lines of type
- 16. Metal frame holding type and spacing material
- 17. Tool used to clean type or print debris
- 18. Tool used to even out the surface of type
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