Light Litho Gothic traces back to 1910 and Inland Type Foundry. It is on par with something like Gotham Thin. But it only went up to 36 pt. How big a display face are you thinking?
I came across something from a Montreal foundry in the mid 19th century, where gigantic monoline letters could be assembled from parts (quadrants), so that an entire ad may be set inside the letter “G” for instance. I wish I had made a note of the specimen book, or scanned it.
It’s in the McGill library.
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11.Jul.2008 5.48am
Light Litho Gothic traces back to 1910 and Inland Type Foundry. It is on par with something like Gotham Thin. But it only went up to 36 pt. How big a display face are you thinking?
— K.
11.Jul.2008 6.44am
A really lazy Roman stone carver?
11.Jul.2008 10.45am
I came across something from a Montreal foundry in the mid 19th century, where gigantic monoline letters could be assembled from parts (quadrants), so that an entire ad may be set inside the letter “G” for instance. I wish I had made a note of the specimen book, or scanned it.
It’s in the McGill library.