nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqg8368dx0n6g2c5hdmpak8eukstmgc44v9p5h4am93u3qeanrqdzqejqecv (nprofile…qecv) nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqaz06pe0rpdm5nmrw4s4cpn0lfqh6e2tluteq5h5d59dnx0thcz9q228kyx (nprofile…8kyx) This mention of the size of drawers of metal type reminds me that their weight is also a bit scary. A full drawer of type weighs about 35–70 pounds (16–32 kg). A piece of furniture with 20 full drawers is almost immovable.
I vaguely remember the first time I tried to pick up a type drawer, at RIT’s Cary Collection—I had no idea how heavy it was. IIRC, I might have initially simply failed to lift it, because I was unprepared for the weight.
I once estimated that a CD-ROM could hold the scalable-fonts equivalent of 100 tons of metal type. (Depending on how many sizes you take to be equivalent to a scalable font, etc.)
Thomas Phinney
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