Member Fil… Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I'm researching about a Brazilian printing house from the 1920s, and I stumbled with this typeface on the title page. It's a kid's book, written by Monteiro Lobato (who happens to be the owner o the publishing company) and the picture was shot during my visit to Monteiro Lobato's Rare Book Collection, located in São Paulo. Lobato, M. (1925). O Garimpeiro do Rio das Garças. 1st ed. São Paulo: Cia. Graphico-Editora Monteiro Lobato. Thank you all in advance. Link to comment
Member Ign… Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 More than similar is Trade Gothic Extended, very little differences... download at MyFonts 2 Link to comment
Member Fil… Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Can't be Trade Gothic, since its a late 1940's typeface and the book is from 1925. Link to comment
Member Fil… Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 My best guess now is Linotype's Gothic nº26, but I'm waiting to check on a printed (or hi-res copy) specimen. Link to comment
Member Gec… Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Akzidenz Grotesk extended, dates back before 1900. 1 Link to comment
Member Fil… Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 I guess the Akzidenz Grotesk’s endings (and Trade Gothic’s) don't match with the example. This one has horizontal endings for /G and /Ç. Link to comment
Member Gec… Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Close buy no toffee apple! Link to comment
Member Geo… Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Filipe, it is not Gothic No. 26. That face was announced in the Linotype Bulletin Vol. 18, No. 4 in 1925. This image shows the differences, with the Google image blown up to the width of the /M. Clearly the Linotype font is not nearly as extended, but it appears to be a derivative of the same design. More research is needed. 2 Link to comment
Solution Member Ste… Posted September 8, 2019 Solution Share Posted September 8, 2019 I believe this is Cartolina III from Genzsch & Heyse, or something based on it. I can share a sample tomorrow when I have access to Letterform Archive’s specimens. 4 Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Spot on, Stephen! 1 1 Link to comment
Member Fil… Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Thanks, Ralf! Link to comment
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