Designed by Jakob Erbar and cut in 1923 by Ludwig & Mayer. Shown
in specimens as extrabold companion to Feder-Grotesk
(1909). [Bertheau] The extrabold italic is known as
Feder-Kursiv (1925). The metal original has narrow
high-contrast alternates with monolinear rounds or diagonals for
‘BDKPRabdgpq’, and additional alternates with diagonally cut off
legs for ‘K’ and ‘R’.
Adopted by Face Photosetting. Added to Letraset’s Letragraphica
range before 1979, [Modern
Publicity] with Face Photosetting credits.
[Letraset Handbuch 87/88]
The digitization sold by Monotype probably is based on Doug
Olena’s (Keystrokes, 1990s). More…
Designed by Jakob Erbar and cut in 1923 by Ludwig & Mayer. Shown in specimens as extrabold companion to Feder-Grotesk (1909). [Bertheau] The extrabold italic is known as Feder-Kursiv (1925). The metal original has narrow high-contrast alternates with monolinear rounds or diagonals for ‘BDKPRabdgpq’, and additional alternates with diagonally cut off legs for ‘K’ and ‘R’.
Adopted by Face Photosetting. Added to Letraset’s Letragraphica range before 1979, [Modern Publicity] with Face Photosetting credits. [Letraset Handbuch 87/88]
The digitization sold by Monotype probably is based on Doug Olena’s (Keystrokes, 1990s). The (largely identical) digital versions by Elsner+Flake and Scangraphic only include the alternates for ‘K’ and ‘R’. The ‘tz’ ligature is missing from all digitizations. Castle Type’s Koloss is slightly rounded, has a modernized eszett, and covers Greek and Cyrillic. It adds a Condensed and a set of decorated caps, Koloss Wave.
