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- Model: BK-FAIRCHILD-S-RAPID-LETTERER-1910
The rapid-lettering method, as an instant download.
Fairchild’s Rapid Letterer and Show-Card Maker (1910), compiled by Sidney Hackes, teaches commercial alphabet construction with the brush — the rapid-lettering method for card men who needed speed without losing style. Built for production work.
Inside this 1910 instructor:
The 1910 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. Card writers kept books like this at the counter, lettering real tickets between lessons.
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 1910 edition scan — 108 pages
- Rapid brush-lettering method
- Commercial alphabets for production card work
- Alphabets and layouts sized for real card work — tickets, sale cards, window displays
- One-stroke brush technique drilled the trade-school way
- Brush control exercises from the trade schools
- 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
