Shown in a c.1966 specimen by wood type manufacturer DeLittle
without trade name, in three numbered
widths; No. 161 (wide), No. 209 (medium), No. 283 (condensed, caps
only). Also offered as bichromatic sets (outline and fill); as No.
162, No. 210, No. 284.
Face Photosetting made a film version named Fancy
(used for sample), spanning all three widths in
solid and Outline variants. The medium width additionally came in a
Rimmed (contour) variant. The Condensed here is caps only, too
[Face c.1981]. In
1989, Solotype showed the Condensed as Mousehole and
the Extended as Penzance [Circus
Alphabets].
A digitization of Penzance is
included on the CD that comes with Dover’s
24 Circus Display Fonts (2000). Panache’s
digitization, Fancy Extended, has solid and Outline
styles and is credited to Dave
Farey. [Reichardt/Hoefer]. More…
Shown in a c.1966 specimen by wood type manufacturer DeLittle without trade name, in three numbered widths; No. 161 (wide), No. 209 (medium), No. 283 (condensed, caps only). Also offered as bichromatic sets (outline and fill); as No. 162, No. 210, No. 284.
Face Photosetting made a film version named Fancy (used for sample), spanning all three widths in solid and Outline variants. The medium width additionally came in a Rimmed (contour) variant. The Condensed here is caps only, too [Face c.1981]. In 1989, Solotype showed the Condensed as Mousehole and the Extended as Penzance [Circus Alphabets].
A digitization of Penzance is included on the CD that comes with Dover’s 24 Circus Display Fonts (2000). Panache’s digitization, Fancy Extended, has solid and Outline styles and is credited to Dave Farey. [Reichardt/Hoefer]. MPI Delittle (mpressInteractive, 2013) is an all-caps digital interpretation based on No. 209.
