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The sheets came in 3 sizes: | The sheets came in 3 sizes: | ||
# '''Mini Better Letter''': 3" | # '''Mini Better Letter''': 3" × 7.5" sheets, enclosed in a 3.75" x 8.5" window envelope featuring a list of available typefaces on the outside, list by number rather than name. | ||
# '''Demi Better Letter''': 8" | # '''Demi Better Letter''': 8" × 12.25" sheets, accompanied by a cardboard sheet that featured a list of available typefaces. | ||
# '''Better Letter''': 12.25" | # '''Better Letter''': 12.25" × 16" sheets The Better Letter sheets, sometimes featuring multiple sizes groups onto a single sheet. | ||
= List of Typefaces = | = List of Typefaces = | ||
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* [[Classic Condensed]] | * [[Classic Condensed]] | ||
* [[Commercial Script]] | * [[Commercial Script]] | ||
* [[Computa]] † | * [[Computa]]* † | ||
* [[Cooper Black]] | * [[Cooper Black]] | ||
* [[Curly]] | * [[Curly]] | ||
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* [[Marquee]] | * [[Marquee]] | ||
* [[Microgramma]] Bold Extended | * [[Microgramma]] Bold Extended | ||
* [[Murray Hill]] | * [[Murray Hill Bold]] | ||
== N == | == N == | ||
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== T == | == T == | ||
* [[Tiffany]] Demi | * [[Tiffany]] Demi | ||
* [[Times | * [[Times]] Roman | ||
== V == | == V == | ||
* [[Vibra Slanted]] | * [[Vibra Slanted]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 25 February 2021
Background
“Better Letter” was a transfer type produced by C-Thru Graphics, a division of the C-Thru Ruler Co. of Bloomfield, CT. Better Letter sheets are marked “Printed in the U.S.A. by Visitype”.
Products
The sheets came in 3 sizes:
- Mini Better Letter: 3" × 7.5" sheets, enclosed in a 3.75" x 8.5" window envelope featuring a list of available typefaces on the outside, list by number rather than name.
- Demi Better Letter: 8" × 12.25" sheets, accompanied by a cardboard sheet that featured a list of available typefaces.
- Better Letter: 12.25" × 16" sheets The Better Letter sheets, sometimes featuring multiple sizes groups onto a single sheet.
List of Typefaces
Index of typefaces available as dry transfer from C-Thru Graphics.
An asterisk (*) indicates an entry that includes images of some sheets. A dagger (†) indicates an entry with a sample held in the collection.
A
- Alphonse
- Alternate Gothic No. 2
- American Uncial
- Apollo Light
- Artisto
- Avant Garde Extra Light
- Avant Garde Bold
B
- Balloon Extra Bold
- Baskerville †
- Benguiat Medium
- Benguiat Medium Italic
- Benguiat Gothic Bold
- Bernase Roman
- Bookman Bold Italic with Swash †
- Bookman Italic with Swash †
- Briton
- Brush Script
- Buenavista Ultra Bold Extended
- Busarama Medium
C
- Camberic Light
- Cartoon II Condensed
- Chisel
- Classic Condensed
- Commercial Script
- Computa* †
- Cooper Black
- Curly
D
E
F
- Fat Face
- Franklin Gothic
- Franklin Gothic Condensed
- Franklin Gothic Extra Condensed
- Futura DemiBold
- Futura Medium
- Futura Oblique
G
H
I
K
M
- Machine Bold
- Marquee
- Microgramma Bold Extended
- Murray Hill Bold
N
O
P
Q
R
S
- Serif Gothic
- Souvenir Demi
- Staccato