A type case is a compartmentalized (usually wooden) box used to store movable type used in letterpress printing.
Dutch: letterkast
French: casse
German: Setzkasten
Italian: Cassa [tipografica]
Polish: kaszta
Spanish: Caja tipográfica
Related Term(s): Letterpress cabinet

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