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@fhardwig@mastodon.social

2026-03-27 22:51 UTC

@herzberg@typo.social Not too much. I can tell you that design already appeared in a catalog by Deberny & Cie from around 1908, 15 years before the foundry merged with Peignot & Fils. It’s shown as Écritures lithographiques, which is more of a genre than a proper name. No note about the designer, but likely in-house. Three sizes with a common baseline. Cast on sloping bodies, with overhangs. With alternate and/or size-specific forms. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0000948850/v0217.simple.selectedTab=record 1/2

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  • @fhardwig@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 22:51

    @herzberg@typo.social By 1916, the fourth size was added: https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0000948848/v0275.simple.selectedTab=record More samples in a 1920 specimen: https://archive.org/details/lelivrettypograp00fond/page/168/mode/2up 2/2

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