Shown in 1971 by dry-transfer manufacturer Mecanorma and
credited to B. Jacquet. [Graphic Book 14, 1988]
Several sources give the full name as Bernard Jacquet. [Klingspor
Museum]
A foundry type version is shown in an undated (early 1970s?)
catalog by Richard Gans, as Kundo.
Wood type versions are shown in catalogs by two Italian
manufacturers, Xilografia Adige (as Egitto)
and Xilografia Italiana (as Azzurra).
Phototype versions are shown in Dan X. Solo’s Moderne
Alphabets (Dover, 1999) as Righto and in
Typony Core 1 (ca. 1980) as Alga.
[Oka]
Spanish transfer type manufacturer Letrayon had the design as
Timbal. [Schwarz]
Digital versions include Jackson MN (Mecanorma,
1991) and SimpsonSCapsSSK (Southern Software, 1993).
Cabeza More…
Shown in 1971 by dry-transfer manufacturer Mecanorma and credited to B. Jacquet. [Graphic Book 14, 1988] Several sources give the full name as Bernard Jacquet. [Klingspor Museum]
A foundry type version is shown in an undated (early 1970s?) catalog by Richard Gans, as Kundo. Wood type versions are shown in catalogs by two Italian manufacturers, Xilografia Adige (as Egitto) and Xilografia Italiana (as Azzurra). Phototype versions are shown in Dan X. Solo’s Moderne Alphabets (Dover, 1999) as Righto and in Typony Core 1 (ca. 1980) as Alga. [Oka] Spanish transfer type manufacturer Letrayon had the design as Timbal. [Schwarz]
Digital versions include Jackson MN (Mecanorma, 1991) and SimpsonSCapsSSK (Southern Software, 1993). Cabeza Grossa is a close reinterpretation (AKOFAType, 2008). New Jackson (Nick Öhlo, 2019) is only loosely inspired.
