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Title	Alphabet
Collection	Crafts Study Centre
Calligrapher	Edward Johnston
Description	Hectographed class sheet demonstrating the alphabet.
Id Number Current Accession	2/426
Inscription	Signature �[illegible initials] Andrews� and the number �4� in pencil, top right
Subject	calligraphy, teaching sheet, printed sheet, writing
Measurements	25.8 x 20.9 centimetres - Mounted: 37.6 high x 29.6 wide
Material	paper
Other Materials	pencil
Rights Owner	Andrew and Angela Johnston/Crafts Study Centre 2004
Style Period Period	1900s
Technique	spirit duplicating
Process	The hectograph process is called spirit duplicating. This is a printing process, which utilises master sheets, which release colour through type indentations when a colourless chemical fluid is applied.