Upper case and lower case once told a printer where to reach. Capital letters sat in a higher wooden type case; the small letters were kept below. Everyday Origins follows those physical drawers from the compositor's workbench into the language of keyboards and password fields. Sources include Oxford University Press, the Science Museum Group, Museums Victoria and the Melbourne Museum of Printing. Sound effects illustrate the actions described.

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