01.07.10
This French Antique Condensed set is one of the few I own with upper and lower case letters (neither of which is complete, unfortunately). The lower case letters weren’t as heavily used and cleaned up to the reddish color seen here on the a. Both uppercase A’s are a little beat up, but this one shows the ghost of the wood grain since it’s been cleaned.
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01.06.10
Back in August I bought several lots of poster type, most of which is over 7 inches tall. I was intrigued because many of the letters were in this style, a rounded, modern style sans serif. This A matches up with an E, which is also stained with this lovely blue.
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01.04.10
I absolutely adore French Clarendon typefaces. They are one of the first styles I think of when I think of vintage poster type. This letter is from the first complete alphabet I bought, and it’s one of the few from that set that had remnants of a color ink. This face has a a great variety of color and texture. I love the way the black ink has left splotches ...
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12.31.09
For some reason this seems like a good block to bring in the New Year. This is another large number with the evidence of red ink. Big, beefy, squared off, it’s very nice and no-nonsense.
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