“Plymouth and Plymouth Italic were cut
by BB&S in 1900 with Plymouth Condensed and
Plymouth Bold following in 1901. […] The italic is
freely drawn, with a number of swash-like characters […]
Plymouth was later known as Rugged Black,
while Plymouth Bold became Rugged Extra Black and
later Adcraft Black. Plymouth and
Plymouth Italic were adapted by Monotype in 1913, with
the keyboard sizes (6- to 12-point) being modified as usual to fit
mechanical requirements. Monotype display sizes of
Plymouth appear to match the foundry original, but the
so-called Plymouth Italic on Monotype (14- to
36-point) is a copy of ATF’s Post Oldstyle Italic,
probably due to a misidentification when punches were prepared.”
Various alternates. [McGrew]
Plymouth Bold was adopted for phototype by VGC, as
part of the T.J. Lyons Antique Type Collection, More…
“Plymouth and Plymouth Italic were cut by BB&S in 1900 with Plymouth Condensed and Plymouth Bold following in 1901. […] The italic is freely drawn, with a number of swash-like characters […] Plymouth was later known as Rugged Black, while Plymouth Bold became Rugged Extra Black and later Adcraft Black. Plymouth and Plymouth Italic were adapted by Monotype in 1913, with the keyboard sizes (6- to 12-point) being modified as usual to fit mechanical requirements. Monotype display sizes of Plymouth appear to match the foundry original, but the so-called Plymouth Italic on Monotype (14- to 36-point) is a copy of ATF’s Post Oldstyle Italic, probably due to a misidentification when punches were prepared.” Various alternates. [McGrew]
Plymouth Bold was adopted for phototype by VGC, as part of the T.J. Lyons Antique Type Collection, Volume I. [1967 specimen] Photo-Lettering carried both weights. [PLINC One-Liner]
There is a crude freebie digitization of the roman, made in 1993 by Richard William Mueller (used for sample).
