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Central Type Foundry

Foundry from St. Louis, est. 1872. It became "Central Division of ATF" in 1893. Discussion of its types by McGrew. Digitizations:

  • Spiral was the basis of the curly revival Hasta La Pasta (2005, Nick Curtis).
  • Raphael (1885) was digitized at Linotype / Monotype. It is an art nouveau display typeface with lots of swashy flair. Check the Adobe version (1974-1995).
  • Monument is a Solotype revival of a 1893 typeface by the Boston Type Foundry (which was also cast at the Central Type Foundry).
  • Harpers was designed for the popular newsweekly of the same name. It was digitally revived in 2009 by Nick Curtis as Weekly Bazaar NF.
  • Oh You Klid NF (2009, Nick Curtis) is based on the Victorian typeface Euclid from the 1880s.
  • Multiform, created for coloring. No known digitization.
  • Quaint Roman: a great hand-drawn alphabet. Khnown digitizations include Eglantine (David Nalle, Scriptorium), MiTica (2020, Rafael Ferran i Peralta), Bushwhacked NF (Nick Curtis) and Romanche (1992-1993, Thomas E. Harvey).
  • An 1880 typeface was revived in 2011 by Claude Pelletier as Euclid CP (free download).
  • Gloriosus NF (2014, Nick Curtis) revives Apollo.
  • Chuck Mountain revived Othello (1892) as Chausson CF (2020).

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Foundries of the 19th century ⦿ Type scene in Missouri ⦿ Nick Curtis ⦿ Victorian typefaces ⦿ Dan X. Solo ⦿ Art Nouveau typefaces ⦿ Curly typefaces ⦿






file name: Nick Curtis Oh You Klid 2009 after Central Type Foundry Euclid 1880s


file name: Nick Curtis Weekly Bazaar N F 2009 was Harper Central Type Foundry


file name: Nick Curtis Gloriosus N F 2014 after Gustave F Schroeder Central Type Foundry Apollo 1888


file name: Nick Curtis Gloriosus N F 2014 after Gustave F Schroeder Central Type Foundry Apollo 1888b


file name: Central Type Foundry Adobe Raphael Std 1995


file name: Central Type Foundry Letter Combinations


file name: Central Type Foundry Antique No6 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Antique No6 1892b


file name: Central Type Foundry Art Initials 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Cushing Old Style 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry De Vinne 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry De Vinne 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Eccentric 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Gothic Italic Extra Condensed 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Grimaldi 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Hogarth 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Morning Glory 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Multiform 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Multiform


file name: Central Type Foundry Othello 1892


file name: Chuck Mountain Chausson C F 2020 a revival f Central Type Foundry Othello 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Raphael 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Santa Claus Initials 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Scribner 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry St Louis 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Geometric Gothic 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Harper 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Old Style Script 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Pluto 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Quaint Roman


file name: Central Type Foundry Quaint Roman 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Quaint Roman 1892b


file name: Thomas E Harvey Romanche 1992 1993 after Central Type Foundry Quaint Roman


file name: Nick Curtis Bushwhacked N F


file name: David Nalle Eglantine


file name: David Nalle Eglantine


file name: Rafael Ferran I Peralta Mi Tica 2020


file name: Central Type Foundry Royal Script 1892


file name: Central Type Foundry Royal Script No1 1892





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