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(x) Letterhead mix - Rockwell, Belizio, Script MT, Erbar Cd {Chesh, Franz, Mark S}
Posted by dctroy in
10 Feb 2004 — 10:55am
10 Feb 2004 — 10:55am
Looks like three families here.
I'm particularly interested in the serif and the script (the word "Fax" in reverse).
Thanks for any help.
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10 Feb 2004 — 11:01am
"ADDRESS" is Rockwell Bold Condensed. Rockwell looks like it's used elsewhere as well.
"Extent" and "PHONE" look like some form of Clarendon.
"THE NETHERLANDS" looks like Futura Condensed.
10 Feb 2004 — 11:02am
The clarendon used for "PHONE", "Austerlitz", "Ex'tent" etc. looks like Belizio Bold.
10 Feb 2004 — 11:19am
Nice call, Franz.
Fax is Script MT.
10 Feb 2004 — 11:33am
By the way, props to Mike Yanega's Script Font Identification Guide for help spotting Script MT.
10 Feb 2004 — 12:48pm
The word NETHERLANDS and the phone number looks more like Erbar Condensed to me.
10 Feb 2004 — 12:56pm
Wow -- nice catch, Mark.
10 Feb 2004 — 1:20pm
Erbar is a personal favorite of mine.
10 Feb 2004 — 2:41pm
Erbar looks great, another one for the shopping list.. Thanks Mark!
10 Feb 2004 — 3:19pm
Unfortunately, only a few of the original weights and styles are available in digital format. Linotype has the two condensed weights. Phosphor is also part of the original family.
11 Feb 2004 — 11:32am
That explains why my hunt for a regular cut of Erbar was less than successful.
Looks like even Google has never heard of Erbar Regular.
11 Feb 2004 — 12:20pm
I have a three-ring binder that I picked
up in a used bookstore. The cover says Graphis Type, although inside it's all
Compugraphics stuff. The date is 1985.
Erbar was indeed digitized by Compugraphics.
In the credits, it says
ERBAR (CG, Merg)
Belmont (AL)
AL = Autologic Incorporated.
Merg=Mergentahler Linotype Corp.
A google of Cg Erbar leads to the page below.
http://www.nagtype.com/fonts.html
bj
11 Feb 2004 — 12:23pm
NOW i read the thread. Never mind ... erbar
condensed is already out there ...
you were talking REGULAR.
doh!
11 Feb 2004 — 11:46am
Nope, never been digitized, much to my chagrin. I've tried
to hunt it down too, but to no avail...