Johann Merkenthaler leaflet (1930s)
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
on Jul 15th, 2021. Artwork published in
circa 1935
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Leaflet advertising stencils for embroidering monograms, including “‘Monogra’, the distinguished monogram”. The sheet was issued by the Johann Merkenthaler factory of metal stencils in Nuremberg, Germany, probably in the mid-1930s. The simplified gotisch is Walter Höhnisch’s National schmal halbfett, or bold condensed, which was first cast in 1933. The geometric sans serif is Erbar-Grotesk (1926).
See Riccardo’s post for an earlier product catalog by Merkenthaler as well as more information about the company.
