The typeface appears on the cover of a problem of "The Superior Printer" visualized in Typology by Heller and Fili dated in the 1870s. Art Gothic was developed in 1884 by Gustav Schroeder and proved to be one of the more popular and long-lasting of the American-designed Victorian display faces of the period, appearing frequently in ads in numerous publications. The Hamilton Mfg. Co showed an extremely similar wood type, No. 232, with a customized and rather heavy-handed upper case in 1892. As late as 1897, it may be discovered in the advertising section of
The Ivy of Trinity College of Hartford, Connecticut and was included in the Norwood Press 1902 Specimen Book.
Our font style consists of a complement of five upper case and 4 lower case options as follows: 123= C, 125= E, 135= H, 137= S, 172= c, 175= e, 215= m and 247= s. Great for period pieces.
ART GOTHIC HIH is clean, readable, and remarkably modern-looking; unlike so lots of extremely intricate Victorian display screen typefaces, it can be utilized in text sizes.
Font Family: Art Gothic Hi H
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