6pt ATF Heavy Copperplate Gothic no. 23

We just got two boxes of 6pt. Heavy Copperplate Gothic in the mail and distributed into an empty type case. Now we are ready to finish up the Isak Denison broadside. The fonts came in their original boxes from ATF with the warning to "not mix with an imitation face."

We now have more Copperplate than Garamond.

 

A 6pt capitol W:

 

Stern Metal Type From the Rimmer Type Foundry

Mr. Rimmer, who died this January, assembled a fantastic collection of foundry equipment and knowledge in his many years in the printing industry, successfully managing to integrate traditional metal and digital font design. This short video is a beautiful tribute to the process, machinery and skill required to cut a new face as well as to its designer.