Shown by Photo-Lettering as 1461-3 with alternates
for ‘ABEIGLQRTU’. [PLINC
1965] Later listed as Norton Bobo Bold.
[PLINC
One Liner 1971] No lowercase.
A very similar but not identical face is shown in a Fürst
catalog from 1970 as Bobo Bold, and in a Typeshop
catalog from 1973 in 7 variants,
without credits: Bobo Bold with Italic (slanted),
Thinline (outline), Inline (heavier outline), Contour I (heavy) and II (fine), as well as Spiral.
Credited to Facsimile Fonts [Berthold
1974]. Shown by Formatt as Billiard [Formatt
1974]. The italic also appears in the 1976 Lettergraphics
catalog.
Digital interpretations include Bobo More…
Shown by Photo-Lettering as 1461-3 with alternates for ‘ABEIGLQRTU’. [PLINC 1965] Later listed as Norton Bobo Bold. [PLINC One Liner 1971] No lowercase.
A very similar but not identical face is shown in a Fürst catalog from 1970 as Bobo Bold, and in a Typeshop catalog from 1973 in 7 variants, without credits: Bobo Bold with Italic (slanted), Thinline (outline), Inline (heavier outline), Contour I (heavy) and II (fine), as well as Spiral. Credited to Facsimile Fonts [Berthold 1974]. Shown by Formatt as Billiard [Formatt 1974]. The italic also appears in the 1976 Lettergraphics catalog.
Digital interpretations include Bobo Capitals (Tim Ryan, Agfa Type Revivals, now Monotype, apparently discontinued), Totem (Elfring Soft Fonts, 1996), and DXS Bobo Bold (Dick Pape, v2 from 2010; used for sample).
