[GreenKeys] Typewriter fonts

[jhhaynes at earthlink.net]

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Gary Chatters wrote:
> There is a web site with a collection of old typewriter fonts.  On the
> fourth page there is one called Teleprinter that looks quite familiar.
> 
> http://oldtype.8m.com/font4.htm
> 
> There is also one called Teletype, but I don't recognize it.
> 
I don't recognize it either - wonder if it could be Model 20?
The "Teleprinter" does look fairly close to Murray-style.

I was going to comment earlier - Teletype did offer several fonts.
I'd have to find and then dig out a catalog to talk about them
intelligently,  Looking at the Model 28 KSR parts book, there is
the Murray style, where the caps are .103" high, and it also shows
small caps .052" high and fractions .162" high.
Then there is gothic style, which is a sans-serif font, and it says
10 or 12 characters per inch spacing.  The caps are .103" high and
the fractions are .162" high.
There is large gothic, where it is 5, 6 or 8 characters per inch spacing
and the caps are .180" high as are the fractions.
And there is long gothic, 10 chars/inch spacing, where the 
caps are .120" high and the fractions are .170" high.

Now I just found a keytops and type pallets catalog
For Model 14 they have gothic with the caps .120" high, fractions .180"
                       Murray with the caps .098" high, fractions not shown
                       special gothic, size not shown but looks smaller
than either of the above.
For the 14 typing reperf they have only gothic with the caps .120" high
and the fractions .200" high.
For Model 15 they have Murray, .090" and .141" for caps and fractions
                       gothic  .098" and .141"
                       long gothic, .120" and .193"
                       large gothic, .200" and .265"
Model 20 has a pica with sizes .100" and .141" for fractions printed
 one digit directly over the other, and .120" for fractions printed with
the top digit to the left and above the bottom digit.
               gothic with caps .120"
               pica with caps .098"  (which must be hard to tell from
                  the pica with .100" caps)

The last two vehicles I've bought (1968 and 1975 Fords) came with a sheet
of paper listing codes for all the variables, like colors and transmission
and differential and such.  This was printed on something with large 
gothic type, presumably a Teletype with that type face.