Issued by Alphabet Innovations as Endowed Jones,
circa 1970 [AI, Vol. 2]. Available from other sources as
Times Roman Power [Lettergraphics 1976] [Castcraft 1978]. Phil Martin claimed
credit, but someone else may have drawn the type [Typographica].
There were other swashed versions of Times from other phototype
sources, such as Moore Swash.
Phil
Martin on the name: “I was begging for attention. Endowed Jones
was a form of Times Roman with flairs the end of which were phallic
shaped. Endowed is a male sexual compliment. Available Jones was a
popular character in the Al Capp Li’l Abner comic
strip. More…
Issued by Alphabet Innovations as Endowed Jones, circa 1970 [AI, Vol. 2]. Available from other sources as Times Roman Power [Lettergraphics 1976] [Castcraft 1978]. Phil Martin claimed credit, but someone else may have drawn the type [Typographica].
There were other swashed versions of Times from other phototype sources, such as Moore Swash.
Phil Martin on the name: “I was begging for attention. Endowed Jones was a form of Times Roman with flairs the end of which were phallic shaped. Endowed is a male sexual compliment. Available Jones was a popular character in the Al Capp Li’l Abner comic strip. Available would do anything for money. And of course the term is a play on the famous Dow Jones Averages.”
