Origin unclear. Theinhardt catalogs include a copyright claim,
which might suggest the design originated at the Berlin foundry,
under the name Viktoria. Accompanied by a set of
decorative border elements, Viktoria-Einfassung. [Dan
Reynolds] Sold by many foundries under various names, incl.
Viktoria (Theinhardt, before 1903; also by Brendler),
Phönix (Poppelbaum, before 1903), Medea
(Flinsch, 1903; later continued by Bauer), Les
Helvétiques (Berthier & Durey, 1903), Etienne
modern (Doskocil), Etienne modern halvfet
(Berling, before 1939), Excelsior (Scholz, together
with Excelsior eng, see Herold),
lrineo (Ardinghi), Serie Milano
(Pierallini), Urania More…
Origin unclear. Theinhardt catalogs include a copyright claim, which might suggest the design originated at the Berlin foundry, under the name Viktoria. Accompanied by a set of decorative border elements, Viktoria-Einfassung. [Dan Reynolds] Sold by many foundries under various names, incl. Viktoria (Theinhardt, before 1903; also by Brendler), Phönix (Poppelbaum, before 1903), Medea (Flinsch, 1903; later continued by Bauer), Les Helvétiques (Berthier & Durey, 1903), Etienne modern (Doskocil), Etienne modern halvfet (Berling, before 1939), Excelsior (Scholz, together with Excelsior eng, see Herold), lrineo (Ardinghi), Serie Milano (Pierallini), Urania (Società Augusta, before 1914), Serie Walkiria (Società Urania), Walküre (Rühl). [Reichardt]. Specimens for Viktoria and Phönix both show two forms for ‘V’.
