Adopt a Font

Recently the AADL acquired 125+ cases of handset lead type from the former Jackson Typesetting Company.  In preparation of making this amazing resource available for use in printing at the weekly Letterpress Lab program, we will be pulling proof sheets of each drawer of type. 

A proof sheet is a letterpress print which incorporates all the letters from a particular font of type.  Project goals are to get an accurate character sort count, and a representation of the physical condition of the type.  The proof sheets will also enable the creation of an electronic database containing an accurate character count of all fonts.