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is typical of the turn-of-the-century's Chicago School of Hand Lettering: a decorative serif design intended for advertisement text more than book body setting. Other types based upon advertising and hand-lettering were developed around the same time, such as
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Wiebking, whose reputation was based upon his collaboration as a matrix cutter for other designers, occasionally ventured a design of his own. Though he is usually credited with creating
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type historian Alexander Lawson believes that the type was probably created by Edmund C. Fischer.
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Stephenson Blake: The Last of the Old English Typefounders
80: 72: 60: 48: 36: 24: 264:American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, 161:) the face was sold by both BB&S and ATF. 8: 309:Oak Knoll Press, New Castle Delaware, 2002, 266:Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, 19: 283:Provan, Archie, and Alexander S. Lawson, 234:and digital versions are now offered by 255: 207:was copied for machine composition by 18: 230:The face was later made available in 7: 215:. The Ludlow matrices were cut by 14: 219:. There is also a face known as 379:American Type Founders typefaces 155:Barnhart Brothers & Spindler 123:Wiebking, Hardinge & Company 91:Barnhart Brothers & Spindler 227:which might be the same thing. 141:After Advance was sold to the 1: 285:100 Type Histories (volume 1) 117:typeface engraved in 1912 by 129:. It was originally called 400: 369:Photocomposition typefaces 153:After Western was sold to 211:and for hand casting by 145:in 1914, Wiebking added 137:before finally becoming 159:American Type Founders 95:American Type Founders 364:Letterpress typefaces 244:Ascender Corporation 143:Western Type Foundry 127:Advance Type Foundry 87:Western Type Foundry 82:Re-issuing foundries 67:Advance Type Foundry 217:R. Hunter Middleton 21: 384:Display typefaces 374:Digital typefaces 305:Millingoton, Roy 157:(a subsidiary of 108: 107: 391: 343: 342: 340: 339: 324: 318: 303: 297: 294: 288: 281: 275: 260: 236:the Font Company 225:Stephenson Blake 170:Frederic Goudy's 151:Artcraft Italic. 22: 399: 398: 394: 393: 392: 390: 389: 388: 359:Serif typefaces 349: 348: 347: 346: 337: 335: 326: 325: 321: 304: 300: 296:MacGrew, p. 17. 295: 291: 282: 278: 261: 257: 252: 202: 119:Robert Wiebking 101: 97: 93: 89: 55:Robert Wiebking 17: 12: 11: 5: 397: 395: 387: 386: 381: 376: 371: 366: 361: 351: 350: 345: 344: 328:"Artcraft Pro" 319: 298: 289: 276: 262:MacGrew, Mac, 254: 253: 251: 248: 201: 200:Other versions 198: 125:which ran the 106: 105: 84: 78: 77: 74: 70: 69: 64: 58: 57: 52: 46: 45: 40: 38:Classification 34: 33: 28: 16:Serif typeface 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 396: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 356: 354: 333: 329: 323: 320: 316: 315:1-58456-086-X 312: 308: 302: 299: 293: 290: 286: 280: 277: 273: 272:0-938768-34-4 269: 265: 259: 256: 249: 247: 245: 241: 237: 233: 228: 226: 222: 221:Art and Craft 218: 214: 210: 206: 199: 197: 195: 190: 188: 185: 182:, as well as 181: 179: 175: 171: 166: 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 147:Artcraft Bold 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 85: 83: 79: 75: 73:Date released 71: 68: 65: 63: 59: 56: 53: 51: 47: 44: 41: 39: 35: 32: 29: 27: 23: 336:. Retrieved 334:. 1999-02-22 322: 306: 301: 292: 284: 279: 263: 258: 229: 220: 204: 203: 193: 191: 186: 177: 173: 164: 163: 150: 146: 138: 134: 130: 122: 110: 109: 184:Oz Cooper's 176:(1902) and 50:Designer(s) 353:Categories 338:2011-10-20 332:Identifont 250:References 135:Art-Craft, 131:Craftsman, 317:, p. 226. 232:cold type 194:Artcraft, 139:Artcraft. 115:Old Style 43:Old Style 274:, p. 17. 223:cast by 209:Monotype 205:Artcraft 165:Artcraft 111:Artcraft 103:Monotype 26:Category 20:Artcraft 187:Packard 62:Foundry 313:  270:  242:, and 213:Ludlow 180:(1903) 178:Powell 113:is an 99:Ludlow 240:URW++ 174:Pabst 133:then 31:Serif 311:ISBN 268:ISBN 149:and 121:for 76:1912 355:: 330:. 246:. 238:, 341:.

Index

Category
Serif
Classification
Old Style
Designer(s)
Robert Wiebking
Foundry
Advance Type Foundry
Re-issuing foundries
Western Type Foundry
Barnhart Brothers & Spindler
American Type Founders
Ludlow
Monotype
Old Style
Robert Wiebking
Advance Type Foundry
Western Type Foundry
Barnhart Brothers & Spindler
American Type Founders
Frederic Goudy's
Pabst (1902) and Powell (1903)
Oz Cooper's
Monotype
Ludlow
R. Hunter Middleton
Stephenson Blake
cold type
the Font Company
URW++

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