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Jantzen Swimwear Ads, 1938–41

Contributed by Stephen Coles on Nov 25th, 2013. Artwork published in .
Jantzen Swimwear Ads, 1938–41 1
Source: www.flickr.com Copyright the estate of George Petty. Scanned and restored by Paul Malon. License: All Rights Reserved.

Illustrations by George Petty. Futura and Spartan are often impossible to tell apart without seeing the actual metal type, so we could very well be seeing either or both here. But I’m going with Spartan given the American origin, the signpainter’s quotes, the ‘1’ with a flat terminal on the top horizontal, and the non-descending ‘J’.

1939
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1939

1941
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1941

1938
Source: www.flickr.com Copyright the estate of George Petty. Scanned and restored by Paul Malon. License: All Rights Reserved.

1938

1939
Source: www.flickr.com Copyright the estate of George Petty. Scanned and restored by Paul Malon. License: All Rights Reserved.

1939

Jantzen Swimwear Ads, 1938–41 6
Source: www.flickr.com Copyright the estate of George Petty. Scanned and restored by Paul Malon. License: All Rights Reserved.

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  • Bodoni
  • Franklin Gothic
  • Spartan

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