Fanfare and Fanfare schmal (condensed)
were first cast by Berthold in 1927 in sizes from 12 to 96pt.
Larger sizes were available in wood [Seemann] and later in
Plakadur. [Berthold
Specimen 468] Fanfare has alternates for
‘abdnosCDEHJKMNS’, incl. monocular ‘a’, pointy ‘M’ and ‘N’,
descending ‘J’; Fanfare schmal has wider alternates
for ‘abdnosBCDEFKMNRS’); both have ligatures for ‘ch’, ‘ck’, ‘st’.
[VdS,
Ulrich] ‘J’ and
‘7’ were made w/o bars from 1930 on. [Ulrich] Alarm
(Trennert, 1928) and Triumph
(L. Wagner, 1930) were contemporary
followers.
Phototype adaptations are shown in Photo-Lettering’s One
Line catalog (1971, as Ruddy Grotesque), in
Berthold’s E1 (1974, condensed, not faithful in all
details, e.g. ‘M’ w/ blunt tops, angular ‘ß’, no alts), Typeshop’s
Selection (c. late 1970s, both
widths; condensed is identical to Berthold’s; wide w/ alts for
‘abdnosDEHKMNS’), the Lettergraphics catalog (1976, wide, as
Parker Minibold), and the Solotype catalog (1992,
wide).
Digitizations include URW Fanfare (URW,
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Fanfare and Fanfare schmal (condensed) were first cast by Berthold in 1927 in sizes from 12 to 96pt. Larger sizes were available in wood [Seemann] and later in Plakadur. [Berthold Specimen 468] Fanfare has alternates for ‘abdnosCDEHJKMNS’, incl. monocular ‘a’, pointy ‘M’ and ‘N’, descending ‘J’; Fanfare schmal has wider alternates for ‘abdnosBCDEFKMNRS’); both have ligatures for ‘ch’, ‘ck’, ‘st’. [VdS, Ulrich] ‘J’ and ‘7’ were made w/o bars from 1930 on. [Ulrich] Alarm (Trennert, 1928) and Triumph (L. Wagner, 1930) were contemporary followers.
Phototype adaptations are shown in Photo-Lettering’s One Line catalog (1971, as Ruddy Grotesque), in Berthold’s E1 (1974, condensed, not faithful in all details, e.g. ‘M’ w/ blunt tops, angular ‘ß’, no alts), Typeshop’s Selection (c. late 1970s, both widths; condensed is identical to Berthold’s; wide w/ alts for ‘abdnosDEHKMNS’), the Lettergraphics catalog (1976, wide, as Parker Minibold), and the Solotype catalog (1992, wide).
Digitizations include URW Fanfare (URW, Condensed only, based on Berthold’s photo version, also sold by Softmaker as F650 Deco), Materhorn NF (Nick’s Fonts, 2 widths), and Louis (Canada Type, 2012, wide, w/ most alts). Taüll (Typerepublic, 2007) is a loose homage. There are several unrecommendable digitizations, incl. OPTI Fantastik (Castcraft, 1991), Bravour (Brendel, 1994), Fansilia (NovelFonts, 1994), all based on Typeshop’s wide version; Bongo Fraktur (Mickey Rossi, wide), and Rumpus (Lazy Dog, 1992, condensed).
