The inspiration source for MFC Stencil Borders Two are stencil patterns from the circa early 1900’s Blue Label Brand Stencil booklet. The original designs were produced as single color stencils designs, mostly as trims...
by · Published July 11, 2020
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The source of inspiration for MFC Tattersaw Monogram is a specimen from the 1917 “Strong’s Book of Designs”. This popular lettering style has been incorporated into numerous film type foundries of the past, but...
by · Published July 11, 2020
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The inspiration for MFC Westport Monogram was a heavily soiled vintage lettering & penmanship book which only listed this alphabet specimen as “Banker Tilted”. The look and feel of this typestyle is reminiscent of...
by Staff · Published February 27, 2020
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The inspiration source for MFC Stencil Borders Four are stencil patterns from the circa early 1900’s Blue Label Brand Stencil booklet. The original designs were produced as single color stencils designs, mostly as trims...
by Staff · Published February 27, 2020
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The inspiration source for MFC Stencil Borders Five are stencil patterns from the circa early 1900’s Blue Label Brand Stencil booklet. The original designs were produced as single color stencils designs, mostly as trims...
by Staff · Published February 27, 2020
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The source of inspiration for MFC Decatur Monogram is a beautifully styled blackletter from JM. Bergling’s 1914 book on Monograms and Engraving Alphabets. This elegant decorative style was shown only displayed as Capital letters,...
by Staff · Published February 27, 2020
· Last modified December 28, 2022
MFC Nadall Medieval was originally designed by Bernard William “Berne” Nadall for Barnhardt Brothers & Spindler back in 1885 under the name “Faust Text” and later under the “Missal Text Series”. While you could...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The source of inspiration for MFC Petworth Monogram is a specimen from the 1917 “Strong’s Book of Designs”. This popular lettering style has been incorporated into numerous film type foundries of the past, but...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The source of inspiration for Piege Monogram is an ornament framed letterstyle from a vintage embroidery publication. Because of its unusual labyrinth style framework, it is aptly named “Piège”, or trap in French. Many...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The source of inspiration for MFC Ringold Monogram is a specimen from the 1917 “Strong’s Book of Designs”. This popular lettering style has been incorporated into numerous film type foundries of the past, but...