Origin and original name unclear. Used in 1956. Shown by Cello-Tak as Hand Lettering 3920. [post-1955 catalog] The same or very similar designs were shown by Artype as Nos. 1288 (capitals) and 1289 (lowercase) [1959 showing] and by Formatt as Chalk. [Formatt 1974]

Mickey Rossi made a digitization as Highlights Condensed (Subflux, 2007; used for sample).