Slab serif
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In typography, a slab serif typeface is a type of serif typeface characterized by thick, block-like serifs. Serif terminals may be either blunt and angular, or rounded. Slab serifs were introduced in
Slab-serif type on the heading of a Chartist poster, 1848. Some headings and the lower passage are in Didone type, but much body text is slab serif.
Miller and Richard's Oldstyle Antique. Just as Clarendon typefaces took the "Didone" or modern-face model as a basis for a slab-serif, it is based on their "Old Style" design inspired by type designs of the eighteenth century, made slightly bolder and lower in contrast. Originally intended for use as a bolder type for emphasis, it was often used for general-purpose body text for example if legibility was considered important. Bookman is a derivative of this style.
Beton Bold in a metal type sample. Contrast is minimal and letterforms take the circle as a basic shape.
Fann Street Foundry
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The Fann Street Foundry was a type foundry located on Fann Street, City of London.
Charles Reed's office at 33 Aldersgate Street
Fat face type in an 1825 specimen book.
Slab serif capitals
Reversed or "streamer" slab serif capitals