Part of a series designed by G.F. Schroeder for Central Type
Foundry, see Lafayette
(extra condensed, 1885) and Jefferson
(condensed). Webster
is an extension designed by Julius Herriet, Jr. for Boston Type
Foundry in c.1888.
Washington has alternates for ‘M’ and ‘W’. It was
also cast by Stempel, Lehmann, Ludwig & Mayer, Orgelbranda, Pavyers
& Bullens, Scholz, SKH (as Washington), Haas (as
Columbia) and Gans (as Velázquez).
[Reichardt] Van Loey-Nouri had it as Fantaisies.
Ornamented 20-Line is a wood type version by
Harrild & Sons. [Letterform
Archive]
Alexandra
(Berthold, before 1897) is a bicolor all-caps
version More…
Part of a series designed by G.F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry, see Lafayette (extra condensed, 1885) and Jefferson (condensed). Webster is an extension designed by Julius Herriet, Jr. for Boston Type Foundry in c.1888.
Washington has alternates for ‘M’ and ‘W’. It was also cast by Stempel, Lehmann, Ludwig & Mayer, Orgelbranda, Pavyers & Bullens, Scholz, SKH (as Washington), Haas (as Columbia) and Gans (as Velázquez). [Reichardt] Van Loey-Nouri had it as Fantaisies.
Ornamented 20-Line is a wood type version by Harrild & Sons. [Letterform Archive]
Alexandra (Berthold, before 1897) is a bicolor all-caps version with several differences. Most film and digital adaptations are actually based on Alexandra, incl. Solotype’s Washington Antique. One exception is F226 as included in Headliners’ Morgan Press Collection.
