Grandpa's Speedball Book

[hightop]

Hi everyone! I am definitely enjoying reading the posts on this site! Some funny stuff and LOTS to learn from! I have posted some pictures of an on Speedball text book that belonged to my grandfather. Priceless to me and interesting to many of you, I hope. They are on the thread called Hi from NC on New Member Welcome. I plan to scan some more pages. Best I can tell, the book is from before the '70's. It cam out right after Speedball introduced the Flicker. If anyone knows what time frame that might have been, please let me know.. Since the cover is missing, I'm not sure how old the book is.
...and Happy Veterans Day!
Paula

 

[mikey-Oh]

awesome and thanks hightop! those older books are rapidly becoming an obsession of mine

 

[Fitch]

If the cover is missing - how about the ISBN ?

Locate the ISBN, google it and you may have your answer.

Cheers - G

 

[SignosaurusRex]

If the cover is missing - how about the ISBN ?

Locate the ISBN, google it and you may have your answer.

Cheers - G

Books prior to 1966 and some as late as 1978 will not have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number). The book pages in the post are most likely from a book from the 30's to 40's vintage.

 

[Dave Drane]

Those books were great and anyone who understands calligraphy can paint a sign.

 

[hightop]

Thank you for the suggestions for trying to figure out when the book was published! I haven't found the ISBN number, either. Guess I'll have to get more creative. (Wait, is that a bad pun?)

 

[Jillbeans]

Darn it all I have is the cover of a Speedball something-or-other used as a bookmark in my 1915 Atkinson.
My 1980 Speedball book is in the attic in my big-ass portfolio from art school.
Used to hate having to tote that thing onboard the PAT bus.
I'm short, and it dragged on the ground when I carried it yet it was too big to tuck under my arm.
Love....Jill

 

[hightop]

Hi Jill!

That is a gorgeous cover! I love, love that "old-style" lettering!

Paula (hightop)

 

[jiarby]

Didn't someone post PDF's of a couple of those Speedbal books a while back? I remember downloading them!

 

[J Hill Designs]

http://www.signs101.com/viewcategory.php?moduleid=75

 

[The Big Squeegee]

Welcome from OK

 

[jiarby]

yep.. that 's them!

 

[Si Allen]

Arrrgggh!

Tried to download the Ames Alphabets ... but file is damaged!

 

[jiarby]

Delete yours & try again... I downloaded it a few mins ago and it worked fine.

 

[jiarby]

Also...

While Googling for speedball PDF's I came across a US Army "Lettering Techniques" Official Correspondence Course! Lots of good stuff about spacing & kerning.

http://www.militarynewbie.com/pubs/US Army graphics course - Lettering Techniques SS0525.pdf

It may be worth adding to the library?

 

[hightop]

HOW COOOL!!! Definitely bookmarking this page!