Boston

Boston Type Foundry. Founded in Boston in 1817, acquired by ATF in 1892.

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Typefaces:
- Jim Crow (13)
- Rustic No. 2 (12)
- Rubens (11)
- Romantiques No. 2 / Carnival (8)
- Old Style Extended (7)
- Bruce Mikita (5)
- Latin Condensed (5)
- Antique Extended (4)
- Duerer (4)
- Gothic No. 122 (4)
- Bank Note (3)
- Gothic No. 2 (3)
- Kismet (3)
- Marble Heart (3)
- Antique Tuscan Condensed Shade (2)
- Boldface Italic (2)
- Facade (2)
- Light-face Gothics (2)
- Rococo (2)
- Arabesque (1)
- Cicero (1)
- Combination Gothic (1)
- Hairline Italic (1)
- Italian (Caslon) (1)
- Italian Text / Cuneiform (1)
- More…
- Meridian Shade(d) (1)
- Mural (1)
- Ornamented (Marr 1853) (1)
- Ornamented (Stefra) (1)
- Ornamented No. 35 (1)
- Round Shade (1)
- Shaded No. 5 (1)
- Southern Cross (1)
- Two-Line Great Primer Ornamented No. 36 (1)
- Altona
- Antique Expanded
- Austie Bost All My Love
- Austie Bost Arrow Mania
- Austie Bost Bumblebee
- Austie Bost Cartwheels
- Austie Bost Cherry Cola
- Austie Bost Christmas Doodles
- Austie Bost Chunkilicious
- Austie Bost Chunky Description
- Autograph Script
- Bewick
- Boston Script
- Bremen (Boston)
- Cheque
- Dresden
- Ecclesiastic
- Epitaph
- Gothic (Boston)
- Grotesque No. 5 / 396–399
- Hancock Script
- Johnston Gothic
- Lubeck
- Makart
- Mayence
- Memorial
- Munich (Boston)
- Mystic
- Nubian
- Open Black
- Ornamental / Tuscan / Shaded, No. 4
- Quincy Script
- Record
- Rimini
- Rogers (Boston)
- Rustic No. 1
- Samoa
- Shaded No. 4
- Templar
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- Webster
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Warsc. 2009

Rockstar Games

Contributed by Akid Danial

<cite>Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars</cite>

Three Worlds; or, Plan of Redemptionc. 1877

Charles Taze Russell

Contributed by Leonardo Cuellar

<cite>Three Worlds; or, Plan of Redemption</cite>

Pelléas et Melisande at the Royal Opera House poster1978

Richard Bird
Michael Mayhew

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Pelléas et Melisande</cite> at the Royal Opera House poster

Sponsor

Tower Publishing Co. letterheadc. 1885

unknown

Contributed by Leonardo Cuellar

Machine-Age Exposition 1927 poster1927

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Blade movie posters1998

BLT Communications
unknown

Contributed by Patrick Concannon

Gazoline – Gazoline III album art and campaign2021

Simon Dupuis

Contributed by JAF

Gazoline – <cite>Gazoline III</cite> album art and campaign

Liberty Machine Works trading cardc. 1887

Haight & Dudley

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Staff Pick

‘Mac’ Gant and His Tennessee Dew Drops –Square Dance Party (with Instructions and Calls) album art1962

Will Dressler

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

<span>‘Mac’ Gant and His Tennessee Dew Drops –</span> <cite>Square Dance Party (with Instructions and Calls)</cite> album art

Cocaine Tootache Drops advertisementc. 1890

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

“Confidential” acquaintance card with donkeyc. 1900

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

“Confidential” acquaintance card with donkey

The Language of Flowers (Price Stern Sloan, 1965)1965

Cal Freedman
Cal-Art & Associates

Contributed by Jay Mellor

<cite>The Language of Flowers</cite> (Price Stern Sloan, 1965)

The Pocket Book of Board Games by John Astrop1980

John Astrop

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

<cite>The Pocket Book of Board Games</cite> by John Astrop

Atlas Brewing Co. beer advertisements (1899–1914)1899

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Atlas Brewing Co. beer advertisements (1899–1914)

Valentines exhibition invitation, J.S. Locke & Co.1881

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Valentines exhibition invitation, J.S. Locke & Co.

Round Shade
(Sample unavailable)

Information About Crimson Clover, Berry Plants and Seed Corn by E.G. Packard1895

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Information About Crimson Clover, Berry Plants and Seed Corn</cite> by E.G. Packard

Death certificates, Salerno, Italy (1889–1917)c. 1889

unknown

Contributed by MacNeill Chapman

Death certificates, Salerno, Italy (1889–1917)

Staff Pick

Bamag-Licht product catalog (1909)1909

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Smokin’ Aces Cannabis logo and packaging2020

Extreme Flyer Designs
DJ Emir Santana

Contributed by Emir

Stone the Crows – Stone the Crows album art1970

David Juniper

Photo(s) by Klaus Hiltscher on Flickr.

Stone the Crows – <cite>Stone the Crows</cite> album art

Rock Island Plow Company cultivators ads (1900–1903)c. 1900

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Rock Island Plow Company cultivators ads (1900–1903)

Staff Pick

Louis Armstrong – Oldtime Jazz album art1964

Christoph Ehbets

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Louis Armstrong – <cite>Oldtime Jazz</cite> album art

Funhouse, Portstewart

Contributed by Greg Yerbury

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Rapp & Whiting, 1969)1969

Lawrence Edwards

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</cite> by Philip K. Dick (Rapp & Whiting, 1969)

A Science Fiction Argosy by Damon Knight (Gollancz)1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>A Science Fiction Argosy</cite> by Damon Knight (Gollancz)

‘Slim’ Boyd – A Tribute To Hank Williams album art1962

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

‘Slim’ Boyd – <cite>A Tribute To Hank Williams</cite> album art

Kevin Ayers – Joy Of A Toy album art1969

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Kevin Ayers – <cite>Joy Of A Toy</cite> album art

The Young Generation – The Young Generation album artc. 1969

Roy Curtis-Bramwell

Contributed by Christopher Bentley

The Young Generation – <cite>The Young Generation</cite> album art

Nuevo Programa por el Celebre Cantante Leroy poster1908

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Nuevo Programa por el Celebre Cantante Leroy poster

La Libertà Economica, Vol. IX, No. 15, May 2, 19111911

unknown

Contributed by Claudio Piccinini

<cite>La Libertà Economica</cite>, Vol. IX, No. 15, May 2, 1911

“Carriages, Wagons & Sleighs Repaired and Ironed” handbill by Cheny’s Repair Shopc. 1890

Pluck Print

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

“Carriages, Wagons & Sleighs Repaired and Ironed” handbill by Cheny’s Repair Shop

“The New Singer Vibrator!” handbillc. 1890

Pluck Print

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Hebrew Publishing Company sheet music catalogue and price list1904

unknown

Contributed by Noah Bromberg

Hebrew Publishing Company sheet music catalogue and price list

Staff Pick

Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Shaved Fish album art1975

Roy Kohara
Michael Bryan

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – <cite>Shaved Fish</cite> album art

Henry Swartz, Dealer in Dry Goods business cardc. 1890

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Judson’s Restaurant 1853 à la carte menu1853

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Judson’s Restaurant 1853 à la carte menu

A.W. Davis business cardc. 1900

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?1852

Lee, Mann & Co.

Contributed by Nick Sherman

<cite>What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?</cite>

Blog

The Passion of Loreen Bright Weasel by James Polk1981

Geoffrey Hodgkinson

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Passion of Loreen Bright Weasel</cite> by James Polk

The Push Pin Studios promo cardc. 1964

Push Pin Studios

Contributed by Clay Hickson

Staff Pick

John B. Martin, Bicycle Trick Rider business cardc. 1903

Pluck Print

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

John B. Martin, Bicycle Trick Rider business card

Holloway’s Travelling Theatrec. 1898

William North

Contributed by Greg Yerbury

Staff Pick

Grand excursion and picnic ticket, Penryn Park1900

Pluck Print

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Grand excursion and picnic ticket, Penryn Park

Kerstmis Thuis (Christmas At Home)

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

Peter Moesser’s Music ‎– “Happy Time” b/w “Clipper 404”1968

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

Kimio Eto ‎– Art of the Koto; The Music of Japan album art1966

unknown

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

Kimio Eto ‎– <cite>Art of the Koto; The Music of Japan </cite>album art

Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention1833

Merrihew & Gunn

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention

Staff Pick

The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography1860

Thaddeus Davids & Co.

Contributed by David Jonathan Ross

<cite>The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography</cite>

Staff Pick

Various Artists – Bethlehem’s Grab Bag album art1957

Tom Hannan

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Various Artists – <cite>Bethlehem’s Grab Bag</cite> album art

Peanuts, Popcorn, Ice Cream, Candy, and Soda Pop, and How They Began1970

Abingdon Press
Ralph McDonald

Contributed by Felix Nic

<cite>Peanuts, Popcorn, Ice Cream, Candy, and Soda Pop, and How They Began</cite>

2666 by Roberto Bolaño (Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Picador)c. 2008

Charlotte Strick

Contributed by Mike Blystone

<cite>2666</cite> by Roberto Bolaño (Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Picador)

Staff Pick

Conways Photosetting adc. 1974

Conways

Contributed by Mathieu Triay

Eaton’s Spring and Summer Catalogue No. 271894

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Hallow Eve Party ticket, Young Men’s Society, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Lancaster, Pa.c. 1905

Pluck Print

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Hallow Eve Party ticket, Young Men’s Society, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Lancaster,<span class="nbsp"> </span>Pa.

Hawaiian Holiday with Johnny Pineapple & his Orchestra album art1965

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Hawaiian Holiday with Johnny Pineapple & his Orchestra </cite>album art

Amadeo I – garage wine2018

Rubio & del Amo

Contributed by Julián Garnés García

Sunday Best Recordings house bagc. 2003

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Traffic – John Barleycorn Must Die album art1970

Mike Sida

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

Traffic – <cite>John Barleycorn Must Die</cite> album art

Joe Simon – “Drowning in the Sea of Love” / “Let Me Be The One” German single cover1973

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Joe Simon – “Drowning in the Sea of Love”<span class="nbsp"> </span>/ “Let Me Be The One” German single cover

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