Quality Type Listings - Indiana, USA

[Dave Hughes]

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12 pt Old Gothic Bold Italic {Doric Italic} (AT) Letterpress Type for printing*

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Seller's description:

" Doric Italic was cast by ATF in the 1890's or earlier, and copied by Hansen as Gothic Italic and by others. In comparatively recent years it again became popular under the name Old Gothic Bold Italic, cast by Amsterdam Typefoundry in Holland, the source of the specimen above."*

* Mac McGrew, "American Typefaces of the Twentieth Century", Second Revised Edition, p. 123.

NOTE: This face does bear the pinmark TA identifying it as being cast in Amsterdam.

NOTE: Harvested from the private collection of Dave Churchman, APA 308. You may have seen this font in the chaotic background of the letterpress documentary, "Pressing On".

Thanks!
Gretchen

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