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Each year on the 18th of September we celebrate Type High Day, which has its origins in the height of type. All of the metal and wood type we use in letterpress printing, from the very smallest to the largest, measures an exact .918 inches in height.
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On Type High Day, which falls annually on 9/18, letterpress enthusiasts celebrate the standardized height of all American metal and wood movable type: 0.9186 inches.
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Each year on the 18th of September we celebrate Type High Day, which has its origins in the height of type. All of the metal and wood type we use in letterpress printing, from the very smallest to the largest, measures an exact .918 inches in height.
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