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Typeholder（便携式活字印刷锤），是「上海活字」计划的衍生品。仅与手掌大小相当的 Typeholder，是一款让人亲手体验活字排印、或更广义的凸版印刷的最轻量化的迷你工具。
从机械原理上说，这是一个在两向维度上操作的简易夹具，holder 就是夹具的意思，通过螺丝的调节便可轻易固定铅字。使用 Typeholder，可以手工完成检字、排字、调整间距等步骤，最终完成排版。排版完成后，可以上墨印制在纸面上（名片、明信片、邀请函等），也可以借助其它一些压力工具压印在诸如皮革等软性材料上，甚至还可以进行烫金等创作。
作为一个夹具，理论上说，Typeholder 可以夹住任何在其尺寸之内的东西，它们可以单独使用，也可以和其他的凸版或活字混合使用，一切完全取决于使用者自己的巧思与设计。而在用自己的双手（而不仅仅是双眼）排印的过程中，创作者能学习到活字排版的诸多知识——检字、排字、字号系统、空格、字距、行距，甚至是中英混排、多种对齐方式等，在体会没有数码技术的铅字印刷时代种种局限的同时，也切身感受到活字工艺对现代字体排印实践的深刻影响。
The Typeholder is a handhold printing gear by which people can experience type setting and printing easily. It is presented by Shanghai Type project and designed by Xia Shijun and Li Zhiqian.
Mechanically speaking, this is a simple clamp which can be tighten in two dimensions. By screwing the handles, types in holder’s body can be fixed or released. In this way, people can experience the full process of printing by me-tal types: picking, setting, inking and pressing. Pointing system, alignment, spacing, tracking, leading, etc. one will meet and pick up these professional type setting knowledge and skills in play with the type holder. Due to its small size, the type holder can be very flexible for printing on different papers and even on leathers.
In fact, it could hold anything: wood blocks, stone seals, rubber cuts, a carrot, etc. It is possible to use it for foil blocking as well. It is ideal for amateurs and independent craftsmen or be used as teaching tools for organizations.