The Period When the Terms “Uppercase Letters” and “Lowercase Letters” Were Created, How Printed Texts Transferred Ink From Wood Type (Moveable Letterpress Type) to Paper During the 19th Century, How Large and Small Wood Type Letters Were Stored During the 19th Century, and the Origin of the Terms “Uppercase Letters” and “Lowercase Letters”

The term "uppercase" and "lowercase" in relation to letters is from the Victorian period. Advertising was very prominent and poster makers would use letters which were essentially stamps. They would keep their letters in a case with large letters at the top and small letters at the bottom. The letters were kept in what was essentially a suitcase which didn't close which is where the terms "uppercase" and "lowercase" originated from...

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