The original face may have been Rustic No. 2,
issued in 1845/6 by Figgins [Gray]
or Ornamented No. 3 by Bruce. Available from many
19th-century foundries (Besley, Boston, Fann St., Ullmer) as
Rustic. The design differed in different sizes, and
eventually included
regular, shaded, and outline shaded versions.
It was recut in 1962 or earlier by John S. Carroll as
“Rustic or Log Cabin … from Bruce’s
Ornamented No. 864.” [McGrew]
Digital versions include Pinewood (Mueller, 1993;
Steffmann, 2003; AKA Woodbadge, anon., 1996),
Twig (anonymous, 1998), Rustic
(Solotype, 1999), Woody
(dincTYPE, 2001), Pepin Press Caps
FA204 More…
The original face may have been Rustic No. 2, issued in 1845/6 by Figgins [Gray] or Ornamented No. 3 by Bruce. Available from many 19th-century foundries (Besley, Boston, Fann St., Ullmer) as Rustic. The design differed in different sizes, and eventually included regular, shaded, and outline shaded versions.
It was recut in 1962 or earlier by John S. Carroll as “Rustic or Log Cabin … from Bruce’s Ornamented No. 864.” [McGrew]
Digital versions include Pinewood (Mueller, 1993; Steffmann, 2003; AKA Woodbadge, anon., 1996), Twig (anonymous, 1998), Rustic (Solotype, 1999), Woody (dincTYPE, 2001), Pepin Press Caps FA204 (Pape, 2009) Wood Font Four (Intellecta, 2010), RusticBlackShadow (Character, 2011). Solotype’s (used for sample) is the most complete of these — and the most clear, as it’s based on one of the smaller metal sizes.
