“It’s All in the Lens.” ad by Gundlach Optical Co. Contributed by Alex Alex on Nov 1st, 2021. Artwork published in circa 1900. Photo: Alex Alex. License: All Rights Reserved. A typical use of Crayonette for titling, combined with Plymouth featuring several of its fancy alternates. “Send for Catalogue” appears to be in Bookman (see also its precursor Old Style Antique No. 7). This ad from the early 1900s by Rochester-based Gundlach Optical Co. showcases the accomplishments of their Korona Long Focus Cycle Camera and the Turner-Reich Convertible Anastigmat Lens. The exemplary photograph depicts a street scene in Rochester, New York, with the General E.S. Otis Arch in the center. Typefaces Formats Advertising (1405) Topics Product (988) Architecture (872) Designers/Agencies unknown (2157) Tagged withGundlach Optical Co. (1)Otis Arch (1)newspaper ads (49)photography (573)cameras (17)1900s (61)black and white (1469)borders and rules (666)alternate glyphs (752)slogans/claims (65)quotes (295) Artwork location United States (6373) New York (146) Rochester (13) Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More Crayonette in use “Love Is …” comic strips1970Kim CasaliLos Angeles TimesContributed by Florian Hardwig Staff Pick Pharoah Sanders – Jewels Of Thought album art1970George WhitemanContributed by Stephen Coles Per Amore movie posters and scorec. 1976unknownContributed by Quentin Schmerber Sponsor More in Architecture Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things2015James GogginPractiseContributed by Love Lagerkvist Staff Pick ATL:Modern WebsiteContributed by Laura Serra Terremoto2017Tomo TomoContributed by Luca Pitoni The Arab City: Architecture and Representation 2016Neil DonnellySean YendrysContributed by Love Lagerkvist More in Advertising “Vitroflex” ad by Pilkington Brothers Ltd. (1937)1937Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr. “Do something about cavities now” Colgate ad (1964)1964Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr. NOS2014Wolff OlinsContributed by R-Typography Staff Pick NRC Handelsblad2010ThonikContributed by Shiva Nallaperumal More Fonts In Use Takachizu exhibit, website, and zine2017Tiffanie TranTom KracauerRosten WooContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick IDCNY Welcomes the 1988 AIA Convention1988Michael BierutVignelli AssociatesContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick “vote or shut up”: invitation to Communicating Arts Group Board election1993MiresBallJohn BallContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick De Typografie van Gérard Ifert poster1962Pieter BrattingaContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick