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Cambridge University Press has a collection of original letter punches used to make the type of the Birmingham printer John Baskerville (1707-75), and they have an online exhibition of amazing-looking high-definition scans of these artefacts.

(Via The Baskerville Punches)

Baskerville Punches One rather exciting bit of news. You remember John Dreyfus’ book about the survival of Baskerville’s punches. They are now in the possession of Deberny and Peignot in Paris but they intend to give the whole lot to the University of Cambridge. " Brooke Crutchley to Walter Lewis, 28 November 1952 (Cambridge University Library, UA/Press 1/5/5/1/3)

Noted by Damian Cugley 9 hours, 52 minutes ago.