Zephyr Lettering Set* in boxwood Storage Box F*S

This is a gorgeous 1960s Zephyr Lettering set in its original wood case. My Dad gave this to me in 1967 for my mechanical drawing class in High School. The set is excellent original condition and it shows in pictures. This comes with everything you see in pictures and only what you see in pictures.

The Zephyr system was intended for technical artists doing things like machine parts diagrams and architectural drawings. The scriber holds a technical inking pen on one arm. A second arm has a pin that follows letters on the template. A third arm has a pin that slides along the bottom groove to help keep the letters aligned horizontally. The templates has 3 different character sizes. The thickness of the letters can be changed by using different size pen points. When lettering you would place your papert on a drawing board, taped in place and made level using a t-square. Then you would place the Zephyr template against the top edge of the t-square. While holding the t-square with one hand or arm to keep it from sliding vertically, you would form one letter at a time with the scriber, pen, and template, sliding the template horizontally to get the correct letter in the correct spot, and of course, shifting the scriber’s pin to the right letter on the template.

The numbers on the templates indicate the letter height in thousandths of an inch.

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