Hasta La Pasta NF
This loopy offering is patterned after a typeface from the 1888 specimen book from the Central Type Foundry of St. Louis, called simply “Spiral”. The ragged contours on the original face have been smoothed...
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Grand Rapids NF
This disarming beauty is based on a typeface named “Archer” from the 1905 specimen book from Barnhart Brothers & Spindler. The original was a rather light face; this beefed-up version highlights the face’s charming...
Shadow Lands NF
The 1992 edition of The Solotype Catalog called this singularly strange typeface “Wilcox Initials”. In case you’re interested, this version features ducking accented lowercase characters. Both versions of this font contain the Unicode 1252...
Pyramus NF
This engaging antique text face is based on Paragon Light, from the 1905 specimen book from Barnhart Brothers & Spindler. Although it is spaced and kerned for text work, it also is suited for...
Waxahachie NF
This unusual take on a typical woodtype typeface is based on a 1950s Stenso lettering template and, appropriately, takes its name from a small town in Texas not far from Dallas, locally noted for...
Scottsdale Text NF
This elegant semicursive face is based on the works of J. M. Bergling from his 1914 classic Art Alphabets and Lettering. Suitable for announcements, awards and invitations, or for distinctive and unusual drop caps....
Possum Saltare NF
Lewis F. Day, in his Alphabets Old and New, presented these letters as examples of rustic Roman lettering of the first through third centuries, AD. An uppercase-only typeface, most of the lowercase positions are...
Ransom Clearcut NF
Will Ransom designed the uppercase letters in this typeface for Barnhart Brothers & Spindler in the 1920s, under the name Clearcut Shaded Caps. The lowercase letters come from another BB&S typeface named Clearcut Italic....
Pismo Clambake NF
This stylish stout script was originally issued in the 1930s under the name “Fulgor” by the spanish foundry Fundición Gans. Cursory research suggests that Saks-Fifth Avenue found it suitably snooty to use extensively in...
Streamers NF
This curly, swirly antique offering is based on a Victorian-era typeface called “Fillet”. Opening and closing flourishes can be found at the brace and bracket positions, and the ribbon effect can be carried between...