Quentin is shown in a
c.1958 Filmotype catalog (but not yet in their 1955 price list). Shown in
an undated (1970s) catalog alongside Roulette (solid)
and Rajah (outlined and shaded). Copied by VGC as
M-1 [1972 catalog] and by Lettergraphics as 9-1
QU [1976 catalog]. Mecanorma’s version was named Gay
Nineties (1967, apparently named after
Filmotype’s specimen text). Adopted as Quentin by
Letraset before 1976. Shown in the Solotype catalog (1992) as
Vaudeville. Reproduced in Lettera 2 (5th
edition, 1976) as Roulette umstochen, credited to
Headliners.
Davison
Carousel (PLINC, before 1954) is a similar
interpretation of the same theme, in a wide range of styles and
with lowercase. The caps of Carousel F are virtually identical to
Quentin.
Commercial digital versions by URW and Elsner+Flake. There is
also SilverDollar (Silver Graphics, 1992–94) and
QuentinCaps More…
Quentin is shown in a c.1958 Filmotype catalog (but not yet in their 1955 price list). Shown in an undated (1970s) catalog alongside Roulette (solid) and Rajah (outlined and shaded). Copied by VGC as M-1 [1972 catalog] and by Lettergraphics as 9-1 QU [1976 catalog]. Mecanorma’s version was named Gay Nineties (1967, apparently named after Filmotype’s specimen text). Adopted as Quentin by Letraset before 1976. Shown in the Solotype catalog (1992) as Vaudeville. Reproduced in Lettera 2 (5th edition, 1976) as Roulette umstochen, credited to Headliners.
Davison Carousel (PLINC, before 1954) is a similar interpretation of the same theme, in a wide range of styles and with lowercase. The caps of Carousel F are virtually identical to Quentin.
Commercial digital versions by URW and Elsner+Flake. There is also SilverDollar (Silver Graphics, 1992–94) and QuentinCaps (Dieter Steffmann, autotraced, 2000). FontMesa’s Saloon Girl appears to be based on a similar source and is available in 6 layerable styles. URW Wood Type is based on the fill.
