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Handwriting ? On An Old German Wool Soft Felt Hat Sweatband
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Hutmann
March 2023
Please help identify possible age of this carved Number?
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Dan Reynolds
March 2023
A Fun Find: Early Greek Didot (1790)
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Tilted font
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January 2023
Dictionary Diacritics
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December 2022
Did the printing press actually create more jobs for scribes - > AI today
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December 2022
Ancient Roman Geometric Sans.
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Craig Eliason
December 2022
“Type is a beautiful group of letters…” Who said this?
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John Savard
November 2022
Does anyone know who invented ink traps, or what year they were first used
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August 2022
Notes on the rendering of Garamond and Caslon typefaces when set at small sizes. Also, a request.
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Grotesk / Grotesque
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Josef Pichler & Sons, Graz paper bag
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German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
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Grawlixes
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The Serif: An attempt at deciphering its etymology
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Historic Shop and Company Signs in Vienna
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Origins and ancestors of "My Happy 70s" by Jan-Henrik Arnold
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80's font idendtification
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Printers’ (Typographers’) Rulers
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Large specimen book storage
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Photo Typeface?
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Some interesting magazine typography from 1988 .
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Chris Lozos
February 2022
What is the correct term for combining italic lowercase with upright roman caps?
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February 2022
A Grand Romance
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The origins of letter-spaced justification
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Font Submissions in the 1970's
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Florian Hardwig
December 2021
John L. Renshaw (Spartan)
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John Savard
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A Mythical DIN
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December 2021
"All the old fellows stole our best ideas." Source?
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November 2021
Retro style 70s font...opinions please
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