Stencil Sheet JNL was modeled from an antique brass stencil sign that was custom hand punched for the customer. Sets of punch dies were available for years that allowed rubber stamp shops and similar...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Uptown JNL was found amidst the pages of a 1944 edition of the vintage lettering design book entitled “Sixty Alphabets”. This lovely Art Deco typeface has slight curvature to the straight lines of the...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Rancher JNL was inspired by classic wood type. This wide, slab serif typeface is reminiscent of wanted posters, broadsides and other printed matter from the 1800s.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Cattleman JNL is a reinterpretation of a classic ultra-condensed wood type in the French Clarendon style often associated with Western-themed fliers and posters.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Fun Signs JNL comprises twenty-six humorous signs from a 1930s-era sales list of products manufactured by the Koehler Sign Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Koehler manufactured a large line of stock cardboard “Blue Signs”...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Print Illustrations JNL gathers a number of charming and functional designs redrawn from vintage sources. There are attention getters, spot illustrations, catch words and decorative embellishments all in one digital file.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Ranch Hand JNL is a tall, condensed wood type with slab serifs. The font is somewhat bolder in weight than Nostrand JNL, but like its counterpart, fully captures the spirit and flavor of Nineteenth...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Ranch Land JNL is based on a classic French Clarendon wood type, many of which were popular in the 1800s and are now associated with either Western motifs or circus events.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Commodore JNL and Commodore Oblique JNL are based somewhat on the Clarendon family of typefaces that were popular in the 1800s and used on many of the broadsides and notices printed with wood type....
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Born on May 8, 1892 in Reno Nevada, Lewis Franklin (“Lew” ) Hymers left an indelible mark as a caricaturist, cartoonist and graphic artist. At the age of twenty [in 1912] he worked for...