Speedball Text Book: Modern Pen Lettering, 8th Edition (1925) — Digital Download

The complete Speedball textbook, as an instant download.

The Speedball Text Book: Modern Pen Lettering, 8th edition (1925), by Ross F. George and William Hugh Gordon — the co-developers of the Speed-Ball pen — is the full course in pen lettering that grew out of their 1915 booklet: alphabet construction, pen handling, spacing, and commercial lettering technique. The natural companion to “Presenting the Speed-Ball Pen.”

Inside this 1925 manual:

Written when the Speedball pen was the working tool of every lettering shop, this 1925 manual teaches the pen the way tradesmen learned it: Speedball pen nibs and poster-pen alphabets, alphabet construction and letter spacing. Lettering artists, sign painters, and show card writers building a reference shelf will reach for it every time a job needs a period-correct hand.

Details:

• Complete 1925 edition scan — 68 pages
• Full 8th-edition textbook from the pens’ co-developers
• Alphabet construction, pen handling, and commercial lettering technique
• Practice plates drawn for the Speedball and poster pen — work them with any broad nib
• Alphabet construction, spacing, and commercial layouts in lesson order
• Two files included: the original scan, cleaned of dust, stray marks, and handwritten notes, and a cleaned white-background edition that's easy on the eyes and the printer
• PDF format, instant download after purchase — no physical book ships

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