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This image was selected as a picture of the day for November 2, 2006. It was captioned as followed:

English: A set of metal types

Deutsch: Bleisatz: Setzkasten mit Winkelhaken

Français : Caractères typographiques en métal

Español: Caracteres tipográficos en metal.

Asturianu: Tipógrafu metálicu

Česky: Kovové tiskařské litery

Cymraeg: Set o teip metal y wâsg.

Deutsch: Bleisatz: Setzkasten mit Winkelhaken

English: A set of metal types

Esperanto: metalaj tipoj por tradicia presado

Español: Caracteres tipográficos en metal.

Français : Caractères typographiques en métal

Galego: Caracteres tipográficos en metal.

Magyar : Nyomdai betűfémek

Italiano: Caratteri tipografici in metallo.

日本語: 金属活字

‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Eit sett med metalltypar.

Polski: Kaszta zecerska z czcionkami.

Русский: Набор металлических литер

Slovenščina: Črkovnjak in vrstičnik z ročnim stavkom

Svenska: En uppsättning metalltyper.

简体中文: 金属活字

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