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- Model: BK-BAKER-S-SHOW-CARD-1916
The practical trade-press card book, as an instant download.
Baker’s Show Card Book (1916) by William Joseph Baker is the practical show-card book from the trade-press era — working methods, alphabets, and card examples from a jobbing card writer. Straight trade content.
Inside this 1916 instructor:
The 1916 show card man earned his living with speed and consistency, and this book trains both: brush handling for card work drilled until the hand obeys. Show card writers, retail advertisers, and sign painters will recognize letterforms still in use on retail signage today. Practice with a show card brush and poster paint — the one-stroke alphabets come alive at card size.
Complete your shelf: See also The Art of Show Card Writing (1922 ed.) (1922), The Art of Show Card Writing (1907 ed.) (1907), A Textbook on Show-Card Writing (1903).
Details:
- Complete 1916 edition scan — 140 pages
- Practical trade-press card book
- Working methods and card examples
- Alphabets and layouts sized for real card work — tickets, sale cards, window displays
- One-stroke brush technique drilled the trade-school way
- Card-shop phrases and wording ready to letter
- 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
