Simmelkiær

William Simmelkiær Skriftstøberi, Galvanoplastik og Clichéfabrik was a type foundry in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded November 18, 1873, by William Simmelkiær (1849–1922) and continued by his son, Svend Simmelkiær (1892–1939). Stafet (1937) was their only original design. Closed in 1982. Rights were acquired by Haas/ Linotype. [Hansen]

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- Stymie(51)
- Crayonette(28)
- Künstler-Schreibschrift(10)
- Keynote(3)
- Scribe(2)
- Fridericus-/Parlaments-Antiqua
- Stafet

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Peanuts books from Determined Productionsc. 1962

Determined Productions
Jim Young

Contributed by Marcel Sélavy

Peanuts books from Determined Productions

Dodie Stevens – Over the Rainbow album art1960

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Dodie Stevens – <cite>Over the Rainbow</cite> album art

Spyro Gyra – Spyro Gyra album art1978

Chris Maggo

Contributed by ronin

Spyro Gyra – <cite>Spyro Gyra</cite> album art

Sponsor

BBC Sound Effects No. 1–9 album seriesc. 1969

Roy Curtis-Bramwell
unknown

Contributed by Alex P.

<cite>BBC Sound Effects No. 1–9</cite> album series

New Symphony Orchestra of London – Music of Ketelbey album art1961

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

New Symphony Orchestra of London – <cite>Music of Ketelbey</cite> album art

The New Generation – The New Generation Sings It’s Too Late, You’ve Got A Friend & Other Carole King Songs album art1973

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

The New Generation – <cite>The New Generation Sings It’s Too Late, You’ve Got A Friend & Other Carole King Songs</cite> album art

The Muppet Show Book1978

Tudor Banus
Ariel Moscovici
Melissa Zorn

Contributed by fangly

<cite>The Muppet Show Book</cite>

“Take away their uniforms and who are they.” Jockey ad1977

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

“Take away their uniforms and who are they.” Jockey<span class="nbsp"> </span>ad

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! title card1965

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!</cite> title card

“Ed” George Lindsay QSL cardc. 1948

unknown

Contributed by Scott Higinbotham

“Ed” George Lindsay QSL card

The Hobbit (1977) VHS cover1991

unknown

Contributed by Yoad Kazaz

<cite>The Hobbit</cite> (1977) VHS cover

Chuck Wagon Gang – Hallelujah album art1971

unknown
John Berg

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Chuck Wagon Gang – <cite>Hallelujah</cite> album art

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – The Planets by Gustav Holst album art1974

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra <span>– <cite>The Planets</cite> by Gustav Holst album art</span>

BBC Symphony Orchestra – The Planets by Gustav Holst album art1960

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

BBC Symphony Orchestra – <cite>The Planets</cite> by Gustav Holst album art

Christmas Cantata / A Ceremony of Carols album art1967

Sid Maurer
Sandy Hoffman

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Christmas Cantata / A Ceremony of Carols</cite> album art

Blue Moon poster1975

unknown

Contributed by Alex Alex

Blue Moon poster

Massimo Pericolo – Scialla Semper album art2019

Stefano Adamo

Contributed by Maison Mutant

Massimo Pericolo – <cite>Scialla Semper</cite> album art

Worlds of Tomorrow, vol. 5c. 1970

Jack Gaughan
Franc L. Roggeri

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Worlds of Tomorrow</cite>, vol. 5

Benny Goodman Combos and Benny Goodman and his Orchestra album artc. 1951

Rudolph de Harak

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Benny Goodman Combos</cite> and <cite>Benny Goodman and his Orchestra</cite> album art

Mes Pants de Queer launch poster2025

Richard Kahwagi

Contributed by Richard Kahwagi

Mes Pants de Queer launch poster

The Players ft. Hiromasa “Colgen” Suzuki – Galaxy album art1979

Eiko Ishioka
Motoko Naruse
Tamie Okuyama

Contributed by MrRifleman

The Players ft. Hiromasa “Colgen” Suzuki – <cite>Galaxy</cite> album art

The Key by Junichiro Tanizaki1971

unknown
Okumura Masanobu

Photo(s) by Make It Old on Flickr.

<cite>The Key</cite> by Junichiro Tanizaki

Typewriter Care1945

U.S. Government

Contributed by D Jones

<cite>Typewriter Care</cite>

Renée Marcel – Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto D Major album artc. 1957

Otto Rado

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Renée Marcel – <cite>Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto D Major</cite> album art

The Harder They Come movie poster1973

unknown

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

<cite>The Harder They Come</cite> movie poster

Travels in Two Democracies by Edmund Wilson1936

Robert Josephy

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Travels in Two Democracies</cite> by Edmund Wilson

Teddy Wilson – And Then They Wrote… album art1960

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Teddy Wilson – <cite>And Then They Wrote…</cite> album art

Shirley Scott – Mystical Lady album art1971

Maurer Productions

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Shirley Scott – <cite>Mystical Lady</cite> album art

Odetta – Odetta Sings the Blues (1968) album art1968

Robert Flynn
Joe Lebow

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Odetta</span> – <cite>Odetta Sings the Blues</cite> (1968) album art

Jacqueline Boyer ‎– Paris Chérie – Mein Herz sagt oui album art1971

Bernhard Wetz

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Jacqueline Boyer ‎– <cite>Paris Chérie – Mein Herz sagt oui</cite> album art</span>

Happy Time Chorus and Orchestra – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Other Kiddie Favorites album artc. 1969

Frank Daniel

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Happy Time Chorus and Orchestra – <cite>Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Other Kiddie Favorites</cite> album art

Portland Protects Everyone poster2023

Stxrling.Stxdio

Contributed by Gina Sterling

Portland Protects Everyone poster

The Birchwood Pops Orchestra – Themes from Star Wars, New York, New York, The Deep & Other Great Movie Hits album art1977

unknown

Contributed by Rob Hudson

The Birchwood Pops Orchestra – <cite>Themes from Star Wars, New York, New York, The Deep & Other Great Movie Hits</cite> album art

Radical Philosophy, issues 26–38c. 1980

unknown

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>Radical Philosophy</cite>, issues 26–38

Moscow 1937 by Lion Feuchtwanger1937

unknown
Vail-Ballou Press

Contributed by Amanda Weiss

<cite>Moscow 1937</cite> by Lion Feuchtwanger

Tank Five by Winston Estate Wineryc. 2022

David Moseley
Formal Name

Contributed by F37®

Tank Five by Winston Estate Winery

Lightnin’ Hopkins – My Life in the Blues album art1965

Don Schlitten

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Lightnin’ Hopkins – <cite>My Life in the Blues</cite> album art

Housepets! – “Trashy Valentines Day Cards”2022

Rick Griffin

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

<cite>Housepets!</cite> – “Trashy Valentines Day Cards”

Tommy James & The Shondells – Crimson & Clover album art1968

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Tommy James & The Shondells – <cite>Crimson & Clover</cite> album art</span>

Information about Crimson Clover, Berry Plants and Seed Corn by E.G. Packard1895

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Information about Crimson Clover, Berry Plants and Seed Corn</cite> by E.G. Packard

Guenter Platzek – Wintergarden album art1979

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Guenter Platzek – <cite>Wintergarden</cite> album art

“It’s All in the Lens.” ad by Gundlach Optical Co.c. 1900

unknown

Contributed by Alex Alex

“It’s All in the Lens.” ad by Gundlach Optical Co.

Études sur la musique du Gabon by Pierre Sallée1978

ORSTOM

Contributed by Alex Alex

<cite>Études sur la musique du Gabon</cite> by Pierre Sallée

Alfred Brendel – Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies album art1968

Frederic Marvin

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Alfred Brendel – <cite>Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies</cite> album art

The Johnny Mann Singers – Roar Along With The Singing 20’s album art1959

Pate/Francis & Associates

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Johnny Mann Singers – <cite>Roar Along With The Singing 20’s</cite> album art

Kate Bush – “Wow” single cover1979

unknown

Contributed by D Jones

Kate Bush – “Wow” single cover

Body stickersc. 1972

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Couteaux Ceccaldi2020

Studio Meta

Contributed by Jan Tonellato

Couteaux Ceccaldi

Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Shaved Fish album art1975

Roy Kohara
Michael Bryan

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – <cite>Shaved Fish</cite> album art

“A Valentines Dance” ft. Van Halen ticket (1976)1976

Matt Kelsey

Contributed by Matt Kelsey

“A Valentines Dance” ft. Van Halen ticket (1976)

Music from BBC Children’s Programmes album art1975

BBC

Contributed by Jorge Iván Moreno Majul

<cite>Music from BBC Children’s Programmes</cite> album art

Hap Palmer – Homemade Band album art1973

Kristie Kelly

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Hap Palmer – <cite>Homemade Band</cite> album art

The Black Panther: Black Community News Service1968

Emory Douglas

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>The Black Panther: Black Community News Service</cite>

Peter Green – In The Skies album art1979

Susan Marsh
Josiah Spaulding, Jr.
Peter Cormack

Photo(s) by Klaus Hiltscher on Flickr.

Peter Green – <cite>In The Skies</cite> album art

Madame Butterfly Operatic Highlights album artc. 1952

Einhorn

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Madame Butterfly Operatic Highlights</cite> album art

Bing Crosby – Der Bingle album art1955

Sam Norkin

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Bing Crosby – <cite>Der Bingle </cite>album art

Wilburn Burchette – Opens the Seven Gates of Transcendental Consciousness album art1972

Caren Caraway

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Wilburn Burchette – <cite>Opens the Seven Gates of Transcendental Consciousness</cite> album art

Digitron 800 scale brochurec. 1980

Contributed by Jason Timmons

Digitron 800 scale brochure

Joël Fajerman – Turbulences album art1983

Jean Allemand

Contributed by Pierre Brossard

Joël Fajerman – <cite>Turbulences</cite> album art

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