Clarendon (typeface)
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Clarendon is a slab serif typeface that was released in 1845 by Thorowgood and Co. of London, a letter foundry often known as the Fann Street Foundry. The original Clarendon design is credited to Robe
Clarendon in a Fann Street Foundry specimen book c. 1874, showing its use for emphasis within body text
Clarendon-style type on the body text of an 1890 poster
The italic of Egizio, intended to complement the pre-existing Clarendon design concept
French Clarendon wood type at the Hamilton Wood Type Museum, Wisconsin
Stephenson Blake
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Stephenson Blake is an engineering company based in Sheffield, England. The company was active from the early 19th century as a type founder, remaining until the 1990s as the last active type foundry
Clarendon (typeface)
…faces, have capitals only with no lower-case letters, leaving many options for individual adaptation. The original Clarendon became the property of Stephenson Blake in 1906, who marketed a release named Consort, cutting some additional weights (a bold and italics) in the 1950s. The original materials were transferred…
Stephenson Blake's letterhead logo in 1950