An all-caps sans with concave stems and flare serifs for some terminals. Issued by Caslon in three styles: Enchorial (1883) with Shaded (1885) and Expanded (1887) [Reichardt 2011]. According to R. Coupland Harding, who references a circular by the Caslon foundry, “the original design was the tint-face [= Shaded], but on proofs being taken to test the general form of the letter, preliminary to cutting the tint, its value as a solid face was recognized, and matrices were struck from the half-finished punches. Then the tint was engraved, and a second series, of course, registering with absolute accuracy, was struck from the same punches. Afterward a third series, in pure outline, was produced.” [Inland Printer, vol. 15, no. 1, 1895]

No lowercase, but descending alternates including for ‘AFHMNPRT’ [c.1915 Caslon specimen]. Enchorial was also sold by Fischer, Urania (as Serie Fusinato), and Boston Type Foundry (as London Series, before 1885 credited to John F. Cumming) [Reichardt/Hoefer].

It’s not clear if Enchorial Expanded originated at Caslon. Farmer had it as Spread – see the dedicated page.

Alan Jay Prescott made a digital interpretation based on Enchorial as Enclave Roman (2017, with Expanded, unreleased?) [Devroye].