“Good Typewriting Paper” packaging
Contributed by Ian Hooker
on Jul 26th, 2025. Artwork published in
circa 1950
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Photo: Ian Hooker. License: All Rights Reserved.
Cover of a box of letterhead paper by Underwood Elliott Fisher Limited, from late 1940s or early 1950s in Canada. “Good Typewriting Paper” is lettering based on Gillies Gothic. The rendition seen here is a tad more upright than the 1930s script typeface by the Bauer foundry, and also features a rounder form for w. Compare to the glyph set for Flott halbfett, which was the German name for Gillies Gothic Bold.
The text at the bottom is presented in gothic caps of various widths and weights. This part likewise is lettering but not necessarily based on particular typefaces.
