Type case
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A type case is a compartmentalized wooden box used to store movable type
Movable type
Movable type is the system of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document ....

 used in letterpress printing
Letterpress printing
Letterpress printing is relief printing of text and image using a press with a "type-high bed" printing press and movable type, in which a reversed, raised surface is inked and then pressed into a sheet of paper to obtain a positive right-reading image...

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