This is a Vanderburgh and Wells wood type cap font from 1877. We don’t know if the originators made a lowercase for it, but we did. Most effective in larger sizes.
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Apparently original with the Lindsay brothers type foundry in New York shortly before they were merged into the American Type Founders Company. A few characters of the original font have been modified slightly to...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
A Barnhart Bros. & Spindler type from the late victorian period. We have been faithful to the spirit of the original buy “calmed down” a few of the lowercase letters to make the lines...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Our font of the original was only ten point, so we had to use our imagination to a great extent. As specialists in Victorian typography, we have found that many people do not like...
by · Published May 26, 2015
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This beautiful old design was originated at the Connor Foundry, New York, about 1888. Ideal for the small “in between” lines in modern versions of Victorian job printing.
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
An ideal face for blocks of copy when you want them to look old. Very readable. Another faithful rendition of the original from the Keystone foundry. Actually several foundries worldwide offered this font.
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Based on one of the earliest Tuscans, from Thorowgood’s foundry. The original was very poorly rendered in 1822, but keep in mind that decorative types were still quite new in the early 1800s. We...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Here’s a good old Victorian job printing font. Faithful to the original issued by Barnhart Bros. & Spindler about 1880. Nothing wildly decorative about it, yet it clearly looks old.
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
This started out to be a font with an Egyptian hieroglyphic look, but took a detour just beyond the first pyramid. A young lady we know said many of the letters reminded her of...