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Re: Looking for info on an old brand
Filmotype’s “G series” of condensed Grotesques from the early 1950s would bring you pretty close to the letterforms used in the logo. See especially Filmotype Ginger, which was digitized by Mark Simo…4 -
Re: What is the point in naming a few completely different fonts "Futura «Something»"?
Bauer’s Futura series evolved over time, without a masterplan. Futura Black (1929) was an early addition, preceding any of the italic or condensed cuts, for example. Futura and Futura Black are relat…9 -
Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
Nothing in the letterforms that is a hot lead, I’m afraid. “Bewährtes Fabrikat” looks like a style that was common in the first decade of the 1900s, plus/minus several years. “Deponirt” uses the old …1 -
Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
I meant the crown that goes with the GM monogram. A heraldist might know whether this is indeed a depiction that matches the crown as used by the Kingdom of Saxony.1 -
Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
What Andreas said. I agree that the frame in the first image looks typically Jugendstil. Likewise, the (custom, non-typographic) letterforms with the reversed contrast and the club-like endings are s…1
