Design credited to Joseph
W. Phinney. [1898
patent] Some sources credit Herman
Ihlenburg. [Reichardt
2011] “Globe
Gothic is a refinement of Taylor Gothic,
designed about 1897 by ATF at the suggestion of Charles H. Taylor
of the Boston Globe, and used extensively by that
paper. But Taylor Gothic has mostly the same lowercase
as Quentell, though with hairlines heavied a bit.
ATF’s Central Type Foundry branch in St. Louis claims to have
originated Quentell (q.v.) in 1895 or earlier. The
conversion to Taylor Gothic was designed by Joseph W.
Phinney, while the redesign as Globe Gothic in about
1900 is credited to Morris Benton. It is a serifless,
thick-and-thin face, distinguished by the high crossbar on E, F,
and H. The angular end More…
Design credited to Joseph W. Phinney. [1898 patent] Some sources credit Herman Ihlenburg. [Reichardt 2011] “Globe Gothic is a refinement of Taylor Gothic, designed about 1897 by ATF at the suggestion of Charles H. Taylor of the Boston Globe, and used extensively by that paper. But Taylor Gothic has mostly the same lowercase as Quentell, though with hairlines heavied a bit. ATF’s Central Type Foundry branch in St. Louis claims to have originated Quentell (q.v.) in 1895 or earlier. The conversion to Taylor Gothic was designed by Joseph W. Phinney, while the redesign as Globe Gothic in about 1900 is credited to Morris Benton. It is a serifless, thick-and-thin face, distinguished by the high crossbar on E, F, and H. The angular end on the stems of V, W, and most lowercase letters.” [McGrew]
