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Leroy Lettering Sets Catalog (1939)

Contributed by Andrew Rovner  on Mar 3rd, 2019. Artwork published in
1939
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Leroy Lettering Sets Catalog (1939) 1
Source: hoboken.pastperfectonline.com Scan: Hoboken Historical Record. License: All Rights Reserved.

This 1939 catalog for Leroy Lettering sets from drafting supplier Keuffel & Esser features headers in Franklin Gothic and Vogue with body set in some version of Caslon. Captions for product photography are in Stymie.

Darren Embry has digitized a Leroy Lettering set as Routed Gothic.

Leroy Lettering Sets Catalog (1939) 2
Source: hoboken.pastperfectonline.com Scan: Hoboken Historical Record. License: All Rights Reserved.
Leroy Lettering Sets Catalog (1939) 3
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Leroy Lettering Sets Catalog (1939) 4
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Leroy Lettering Sets Catalog (1939) 5
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Leroy Lettering Sets Catalog (1939) 6
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2 Comments on “Leroy Lettering Sets Catalog (1939)”

  1. William Brown says:
    Jul 8th, 2025 4:11 am

    The main font has been also reproduced digitally as Sublime Medium.

  2. Florian Hardwig says:
    Jul 8th, 2025 10:26 am

    That’s correct! There are numerous digital fonts based on or inspired by Leroy’s templates. Several including Joseph Coniglio’s Sublime are linked from our page for Routed Gothic.

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