The Fat and The Lean: American Wood Type in the 19th Century emigremag the last one measuring only

the last one measuring only a few millimeters high

And it’s loaded with old graphic ads and a showing of typographic posters

each respected as typographers printers

and proceeding to the design and technological advances until the end of the 20th century

An essential piece of Boston design history

The Fat and The Lean: American Wood Type in the 19th Century emigremag the last one measuring onlyIn the early 1980s, the National Museum of American History acquired the Morgan familys remarkable collection of 19th century type and brought it together with several related collections already at the Museum. Then they put up an exhibition of these collections. This is the modest brochure published to commemorate the acquisition, the collection, and the exhibition.