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The Type-Writer's Exchange Billhead, Philadelphia, Pa., 1890

The Type-Writer's Exchange Billhead, Philadelphia, Pa., 1890
An 1890 billhead for the Type-Writer's Exchange, a used office equipment store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

See also an enlargement of the World Type Writer logo that appears in the upper left-hand corner of the billhead.

The Type-Writer's Exchange.

Second-hand type-writers and office equipment bought, sold, or exchanged.

46 South Fourth Street 1212 Market Street, Philadelphia, Jan. 16/90.

Sold to E. W. Lapp, 1 letter press & stand, $4.00.

Terms cash.

Received payment. Typewriter Exchange per S. A. Smith.

Logo: World Type Writer, $8.00. Rapid. Durable. Practical. Simple.

World Type Writer—Rapid, Durable, Practical, Simple, 1890

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 John FitzGerald
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There's some classic 19th-century typography for you. The font used for "The Type-Writer's Exchange" is not only stunning, but, for someone like me, inconceivable as well.
3 years ago.

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