06.09.10
The cross arm on this guy is so incredibly stubby! It really stands out when it’s printed in a word, I’ve got a poster I need to photograph that uses it. I find the widths and proportions here fascinating, definitely one of my favorites from the set. Style: Grotesque Style first appeared: Unknown Size: 15 line Manufacturer: Hamilton Manufacturing Method: Pantograph Is it part of a complete set? Yes
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06.07.10
I love the letter U, and I love it even more when it’s gigantic. This is a simple letterform, but I love the angles on the bottom corners. Not quite perfectly symmetrical. You can see a line of ink remaining in the counter. Style: Airport Tourist/ Futura Display variant? Style first appeared: 1932 Size: 48 line Manufacturer: Unknown Manufacturing Method: Pantograph Is it part of a complete set? No
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06.04.10
Not every set of type you come across still has the ampersand, so I was thrilled when I saw this fellow in the type case. It’s nice and restrained; compact and sensible. It has plenty of variation in the stroke width but it is so nicely contained. Many of the wood type ampersands I have are very wide and irregular, and often don’t fit well with the rest of the ...
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06.03.10
