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“Do something about cavities now” Colgate ad (1964)

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler. Imported from Flickr on Oct 14, 2020. Artwork published in .
“Do something about cavities now” Colgate ad (1964)
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Grotesque No. 9 in use for an ad for Colgate toothpaste by the Colgate-Palmolive Company from 1964. See also this other ad from 1972.

1 Comment on ““Do something about cavities now” Colgate ad (1964)”

  1. This font (for the ad headline copy) had an outlined version carried by Filmotype and was added by VGC as L-28 and L-29 in 1972.

    Below is a glyph set from the 1976 edition of the Photo-Typositor catalogue:

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