Designed by Australian lettering artist Russell Bean during his time at Lettergraphics [Bean]. Licensed by Type Designers International in 1970 [Wallis 1990]. Issued as phototype with alternates for ‘bdhkls’ [Phil’s, Fürst catalog]. Shown in five weights in a Lettergraphics ad from 1974.

The digital version by Bean’s Type Associates label (2003) differs from the original version in some details.