HWT Bon Air was designed by Richard Kegler and released by Hamilton Wood Type Foundry. HWT Bon Air includes 1 design. p > Bon Air was among a series of script typefaces cut into wood by the Hamilton Production Company for the Morgan Sign Machine Co. (makers of the Line-o-Scribe showcard press) in the mid 20th Century. These were some of the last new designs cut into wood by Hamilton till the museum revival in the early 2000s. Bon Air was developed in 1958 and trademarked in 1961.

The wood type produced Morgan was utilized mainly in department shops to make their own signs. The script styles are similar to sign painters alphabets and stimulate a Mad Guys age marketing visual. The font was just cut in 4 sizes: 12, 18, 36 and 72 line. It was dispersed by Morgan for use in their presses, however as type high wood type, it might be utilized on any press.

The typeface was issued with numerous alternate letters and ligatures to mimic the effect of hand lettering. Its dynamic strokes and odd information offer it an unique taste ideal for marketing display screen work. The digital variation includes all of the initial alternates plus brand-new characters to fill out a full European character set.

Font Family: HWT Bon Air

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