Old Vic
This is Solotype’s version of a popular mid-nineteenth century style explored by several early foundries. It reads surprisingly well in paragraphs, and is a handy font for work with a Victorian theme.
font_foundry: Solotype
Roman Forum
A special effects font that forms headlines reversed on a background. Many different endpieces are furnished.
Spearhead
Once again we have added a lowercase to a caps-only type from late Victorian times. We made quite a few changes from the original to make words flow better.
Huntsman
Issued from the Haddon Foundry in England. Most of their original faces had names beginning with H, like their own name. Some of their types were designed by Phil May, but we cannot guarantee...
Longbranch
A modern cutting designed to give the appearance of an old wood type. The letters were cut as linoleum blocks about 2 inches high, then duplicated as copper electrotypes. Used for some Ringling Bros....
Master Script
An unusual angular vertical script. In late Victorian times it was seen mostly in advertising work, seldom in social stationery and announcements.
Mural
Another caps-only font for which we have designed a lowercase. It was originally brought out in smaller sizes for card work, but proved to be so popular that sizes up to 48 point were...
Emperor
Another design inspired by Chinese characters, but with a somewhat less obvious treatment than many.
Fairmont
This is one of the Victorian standards for job printing issued by the Barnhart Brothers and Spindler Foundry about 1891. It looks old without being decorative, a good counterpoint to fancier types in today¹s...
Tuscan Gothic
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.