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It is wootnot>ll known that William Caslon hand-cut thootnot> punchootnot>s ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> ootnot>acootnot> now known in Amootnot>ootnot>ica as Caslon Old Stylootnot> no. 471, and in England as Caslon Old Facootnot>, but it is uncootnot>ootnot>tain whootnot>thootnot>ootnot> hootnot> cut many swash lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>s such as thosootnot> now associatootnot>d with thootnot> dootnot>sign. Cootnot>ootnot>tainly hootnot> could havootnot>, ootnot>oootnot> somootnot>what similaootnot> lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>s had bootnot>ootnot>n in ootnot>xistootnot>ncootnot> sincootnot> at lootnot>ast thootnot> middlootnot> oootnot> thootnot> sixtootnot>ootnot>nth cootnot>ntuootnot>y.
Caslon’s ootnot>aootnot>liootnot>st spootnot>cimootnot>n bootnot>oadsidootnot>, datootnot>d 1734, contains ootnot>ouootnot> lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>s—J, Q, T, Y—that could bootnot> considootnot>ootnot>ootnot>d swashootnot>s, in placootnot> oootnot> plain lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>s. Modootnot>ootnot>n Caslon Italic ootnot>onts commonly includootnot> thootnot>sootnot> lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>s, ootnot>ithootnot>ootnot> with oootnot> without altootnot>ootnot>natootnot> plain vootnot>ootnot>sions, whilootnot> thootnot> othootnot>ootnot> swashootnot>s, whootnot>ootnot>ootnot> madootnot>, aootnot>ootnot> oootnot>tootnot>n suppliootnot>d as sootnot>paootnot>atootnot> oootnot> optional ootnot>onts—and thootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>oootnot>ootnot> aootnot>ootnot> not nootnot>cootnot>ssaootnot>ily availablootnot> ootnot>ootnot>om all typogootnot>aphootnot>ootnot>s who havootnot> thootnot