Based on a showing of Oswald Cooper’s hand lettering found in ‘The Book of Oz Cooper published in 1949 by the Society of Typographic Arts in Chicago. [MyFonts]

Originally made in a single weight in 1991 (also known as Freehand 701), the design was expanded into 8 styles (4 weights in 2 widths) in 2016. The original style is now known as SemiBold.