Designed by Dave Trooper for VGC. Released in the late 1960s.
Shown in Light and Regular weights, both with italics. [VGC
1972] VGC’s 1976 and Phil’s Photo 1980 catalogs show three
weights plus one italic. Other phototype houses offered it as
Moresque
(Castcraft), Mountie (Alphabet Innovations) or
Times (Roman)
Modern (Facsimile Fonts, with numerous swash
alternates). Revised and expanded at Brendel /
Typeshop as Trooper Serial, see Toledo.
In 2013, Dave Trooper released a Bold Display digital version
(created with the help of Dennis Ortiz-Lopez) through his own
foundry, later replacing it with the original Roman
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Designed by Dave Trooper for VGC. Released in the late 1960s. Shown in Light and Regular weights, both with italics. [VGC 1972] VGC’s 1976 and Phil’s Photo 1980 catalogs show three weights plus one italic. Other phototype houses offered it as Moresque (Castcraft), Mountie (Alphabet Innovations) or Times (Roman) Modern (Facsimile Fonts, with numerous swash alternates). Revised and expanded at Brendel / Typeshop as Trooper Serial, see Toledo.
In 2013, Dave Trooper released a Bold Display digital version (created with the help of Dennis Ortiz-Lopez) through his own foundry, later replacing it with the original Roman and Italic. Unfortunately it lacks some kerning and other nuances.
Trooper Roman Black (Wooden Type Fonts, 2020) is another digital interpretation by Jordan Davies.
