Designed by Herman Ihlenburg and originally patented by MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan/ATF in 1894 as Houghton. Comes with alternates (open and closed g) and swash attachments. Issued shortly thereafter by Bauer & Co (and later Berthold) in Germany as Edison. [HiH] Also known as Excelsior (Brendler), Kosmos (Trennert), Markoni (Theinhardt), Fenice (Augusta/Nebiolo) [Reichardt 2011].

Photo-LetteringLettering had phototype versions under the original name and as variant named Willowby Xenotype.

Digital versions include Spiece Graphics’ Edison Swirl SG (used for the sample) and HiH’s Edison.