A thin all-caps slab with monolinear strokes. Shown by
Bruce in two sizes,
Two-Line Bourgeois and Two-Line Pica, as Skeleton
[1874
specimen] and later as Skeleton, No. 630 [1882
specimen]. Shown by Collins
& M’Leester with a third size, Two-Line Great Primer, as
Skeleton Antique [1871
specimen].
Distinguished from Skeleton Antique by less contrast, a
shorter middle bar in ‘E’, and the absence of a lowercase.
Distinguished from Skeleton Antique No. 2 by details like ‘G’
w/ shorter bar, ‘R’ without upward-pointing terminal, and the
numerals.
Digital interpretations include
Rungholt WF (Walden
Font Company, 2015) and
TPTC CW2 Nicodemus Heights (More…
A thin all-caps slab with monolinear strokes. Shown by Bruce in two sizes, Two-Line Bourgeois and Two-Line Pica, as Skeleton [1874 specimen] and later as Skeleton, No. 630 [1882 specimen]. Shown by Collins & M’Leester with a third size, Two-Line Great Primer, as Skeleton Antique [1871 specimen].
Distinguished from Skeleton Antique by less contrast, a shorter middle bar in ‘E’, and the absence of a lowercase.
Distinguished from Skeleton Antique No. 2 by details like ‘G’ w/ shorter bar, ‘R’ without upward-pointing terminal, and the numerals.
Digital interpretations include Rungholt WF (Walden Font Company, 2015) and TPTC CW2 Nicodemus Heights (New Blazing Star Press, 2016, used for sample).
