I love the letter U, and this is one of my favorites. The face is so lovely, I love the rich red color, the splotchy staining, and there are a number of little imperfections on the surface that show up in print. The proportion of the stroke weights is very nice. It’s obvious, but not too heavy handed. Style: Clarendon Condensed Bold Style first appeared: Late 1800’s Size: 24 line Manufacturer: Unknown Manufacturing Method: Pantograph Is ...

This thing is monolithic. A 6.5 inch, beautiful R carved out of a lovely piece of end grain wood. The letterform has few frills, but I just love the little kick out on the leg. It’s a very nice curve; not too fancy, but just enough to really set it off. The face on this block is one of the most lovely I’ve seen. The rings from the grain fall ...

Someone pinch me. I still can’t believe I got a hold of a whole set like this. This S is one of the more lovely pieces from the font at the moment, pre-cleaning. The style is Antique Tuscan, a slab serif with concave indentions on the outside of the letter form, and thorn-like ornamentation on the edges. The face is a stunning golden color, set off even more by how ...

This H has such a lovely face, though there isn’t much of it because this a relatively thin and very condensed letterform. There’s some really interesting patterns from staining on the right side, and some subtle scratches on the left. You can see where the inside corners were knocked out by hand. Style: Gothic Condensed (still researching) Style first appeared: Unknown Size: 18 line Manufacturer: Unknown Manufacturing Method: Pantograph Is it part of a complete set? ...