Fann Street

Founded by Robert Thorne in 1794, specializing in display types. The foundry was bought by William Thorowgood in 1820, by Robert Besley in 1849, became Reed & Fox in 1866 and closed in 1906, after which designs passed to Stephenson Blake. [MyFonts]

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Typefaces:
- Thorowgood Sans Shaded (55)
- Modern/Scotch (21)
- Clarendon/Ionic (20)
- Rustic No. 2 (13)
- Thorne Shaded (12)
- Thorowgood (12)
- French Clarendon (4)
- Law Italic (2)
- Octagon Gothic Condensed Shaded (2)
- Besley Clarendon (1)
- Cicero (1)
- Italian Text / Cuneiform (1)
- Italian Text / Cuneiform (1)
- Ornamented (Stefra) (1)
- Tuscan Floral (1)
- Union Pearl (1)
- Clarendon Condensed
- Corinthian
- Ecclesiastic
- Italic Grotesque
- Japanese
- Morris Golden
- Rustic No. 1
- Shaded No. 2
- Shaded No. 2
- More…
- Tuscan (Thorowgood)
- Viennese
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New Commute Top 5 Albums of 20242024

Connor Mikita
Great Indoors

Contributed by Connor Mikita

Staff Pick

Red Fox Heat-Resisting Steels brochure1944

F.H.K. Henrion

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Teatar &TD logo and posters (1970–1973)c. 1970

Mihajlo Arsovski

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Sponsor

The Main Attraction – And Now the Main Attraction album art1968

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

London on Wheels exhibition booklet1953

Shenval Press

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Enter the Void title sequence2009

Tom Kan

Contributed by Pedro Teles

Staff Pick

Der Schatz der Sierra Madre / Das Totenschiff by B. Traven (Bertelsmann Club)c. 1980

unknown

Photo(s) by Michael Studt on Flickr.

The New Town of Stevenage1949

Shenval Press

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Aretha Franklin – Soul ’69 album art1969

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Aretha Franklin – <cite>Soul ’69</cite> album art</span>

Battenfjords Hotels Natstation & Kafe broadsidec. 1909

unknown

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

Bee Gees – Horizontal US album cover1968

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Bee Gees – <cite>Horizontal</cite> US album cover

Ennio Morricone – “À l’aube du 5eme jour” French single cover1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Ennio Morricone – “<span>À l’aube du 5eme jour</span>” French single cover

Staff Pick

Puff by William Wondriska1960

William Wondriska

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

Yuengling Anniversary commemorative cans2019

Steven Noble
unknown

Contributed by Kimmy Kirkwood

Yuengling Anniversary commemorative cans

Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Greatest Hits album art1970

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

“¡Fiat Lux!” flyerc. 1900

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Slide Hampton – Jazz with a Twist album art1962

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

A Handbook of Electros & Casts by Stephenson Blake, the Caslon Letter Foundry1959

Stephenson Blake

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Starring Elton Britt and Rosalie Allen album art1966

Charles E. Murphy

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Limelight Strings – The Sound of Jerome Kern. All The Things You Are album artc. 1969

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar2017

Eleen Cheung

Contributed by Chris Purcell

<cite>Never Caught</cite> by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Alphabet of Birds2017

Kent Henderson
Depression Press

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Ike & Tina Turner – Outta Season1968

Tom Wilkes

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Ike & Tina Turner – <cite>Outta Season</cite>

If the Stars Are Gods by Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund1977

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>If the Stars Are Gods</cite> by Gregory Benford & <span>Gordon Eklund</span>

Staff Pick

The Tailors’ Guide1856

unknown

Contributed by Calvin Yoder

Rolling Stone, No. 263, Apr 20, 19781978

Roger Black

Contributed by Roger Black

Manifestoes of Surrealism by André Breton, paperback edition1972

Quentin Fiore

Contributed by Benjamin Shaykin

Staff Pick

Sly & The Family Stone – Stand! album art1969

Richard Mantel

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Sly & The Family Stone – <cite>Stand!</cite> album art

Zion’s Watch Tower magazine (1880)1880

Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

Contributed by Leonardo Cuellar

<cite>Zion’s Watch Tower</cite> magazine (1880)

Pittsburgh’s Millionaires1886

unknown

Contributed by Calvin Yoder

Three Worlds; or, Plan of Redemptionc. 1877

Charles Taze Russell

Contributed by Leonardo Cuellar

“Look Here!” poster by Calvin & Frazier1885

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Staff Pick

Daniel Mohn business cardc. 1880

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Accolade Catalog ’91c. 1991

unknown

Contributed by Curtis E. Gardner

David Strouse business cardc. 1880

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

‘Mac’ Gant and His Tennessee Dew Drops –Square Dance Party (with Instructions and Calls) album art1962

Will Dressler

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

The Great Train Robberyby Michael Crichton (Knopf; Cape, 1975)1975

Paul Bacon
Leigh Taylor

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Ferrari – “Monza” / “Sandy” Dutch single cover1976

unknown

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

Ferrari – “Monza” / “Sandy” Dutch single cover

Le que suis-je … et le qui es-tu by Simon Durville (Stock, 1972)1972

Pierre Faucheux

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Le que suis-je … et le qui es-tu</cite> by Simon Durville (Stock, 1972)

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob2018

Rachel Ake

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Das Reich der Sonne by J.G. Ballard (Bertelsmann Club)c. 1987

Warner Bros.

Photo(s) by Fonts In Use Staff on Flickr.

Healthy Happy Holy by Leo R. Van Dolson/J. Robert Spangler1975

Helcio Deslandes

Contributed by Owen Gardner

<cite>Healthy Happy Holy</cite> by Leo R. Van Dolson/J. Robert Spangler

Franklin: America’s “Lost State” by Noel B. Gerson1968

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Franklin: America’s “Lost State”</cite> by Noel B. Gerson

Stone the Crows – Stone the Crows album art1970

David Juniper

Photo(s) by Klaus Hiltscher on Flickr.

Rock Island Plow Company cultivators ads (1900–1903)c. 1900

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Rock Island Plow Company cultivators ads (1900–1903)

Staff Pick

Astrological Revelations About You by Sydney Omarr1969

John Alcorn

Contributed by Jen Hood

<cite>Astrological Revelations About You</cite> by Sydney Omarr

Staff Pick

Don Ho & the Aliis album art1968

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

‘Slim’ Boyd – A Tribute To Hank Williams album art1962

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Le désert des tartares by Dino Buzzati (Le Club français du livre)1955

Jacques Darche

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Nuevo Programa por el Celebre Cantante Leroy poster1908

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Nuevo Programa por el Celebre Cantante Leroy poster

La Libertà Economica, Vol. IX, No. 15, May 2, 19111911

unknown

Contributed by Claudio Piccinini

“Carriages, Wagons & Sleighs Repaired and Ironed” handbill by Cheny’s Repair Shopc. 1890

Pluck Print

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

4. Katalanisches Filmwochenende poster2020

Victor Wendl

Contributed by Victor Wendl

“The New Singer Vibrator!” handbillc. 1890

Pluck Print

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Hebrew Publishing Company sheet music catalogue and price list1904

unknown

Contributed by Noah

Hebrew Publishing Company sheet music catalogue and price list

Staff Pick

Body stickersc. 1972

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1972)1972

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

Judson’s Restaurant 1853 à la carte menu1853

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Judson’s Restaurant 1853 à la carte menu

A.W. Davis business cardc. 1900

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

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New Commute Top 5 Albums of 20242024

Red Fox Heat-Resisting Steels brochure1944

Teatar &TD logo and posters (1970–1973)c. 1970

The Main Attraction – And Now the Main Attraction album art1968

London on Wheels exhibition booklet1953

Enter the Void title sequence2009

Der Schatz der Sierra Madre / Das Totenschiff by B. Traven (Bertelsmann Club)c. 1980

The New Town of Stevenage1949

Aretha Franklin – Soul ’69 album art1969

Battenfjords Hotels Natstation & Kafe broadsidec. 1909

Bee Gees – Horizontal US album cover1968

Ennio Morricone – “À l’aube du 5eme jour” French single cover1973

Puff by William Wondriska1960

Yuengling Anniversary commemorative cans2019

Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Greatest Hits album art1970

“¡Fiat Lux!” flyerc. 1900

Slide Hampton – Jazz with a Twist album art1962

A Handbook of Electros & Casts by Stephenson Blake, the Caslon Letter Foundry1959

Starring Elton Britt and Rosalie Allen album art1966

The Limelight Strings – The Sound of Jerome Kern. All The Things You Are album artc. 1969

Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar2017

Alphabet of Birds2017

Ike & Tina Turner – Outta Season1968

If the Stars Are Gods by Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund1977

The Tailors’ Guide1856

Rolling Stone, No. 263, Apr 20, 19781978

Manifestoes of Surrealism by André Breton, paperback edition1972

Sly & The Family Stone – Stand! album art1969

Zion’s Watch Tower magazine (1880)1880

Pittsburgh’s Millionaires1886

Three Worlds; or, Plan of Redemptionc. 1877

“Look Here!” poster by Calvin & Frazier1885

Daniel Mohn business cardc. 1880

Accolade Catalog ’91c. 1991

David Strouse business cardc. 1880

‘Mac’ Gant and His Tennessee Dew Drops –Square Dance Party (with Instructions and Calls) album art1962

The Great Train Robberyby Michael Crichton (Knopf; Cape, 1975)1975

Ferrari – “Monza” / “Sandy” Dutch single cover1976

Le que suis-je … et le qui es-tu by Simon Durville (Stock, 1972)1972

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob2018

Das Reich der Sonne by J.G. Ballard (Bertelsmann Club)c. 1987

Healthy Happy Holy by Leo R. Van Dolson/J. Robert Spangler1975

Franklin: America’s “Lost State” by Noel B. Gerson1968

Stone the Crows – Stone the Crows album art1970

Rock Island Plow Company cultivators ads (1900–1903)c. 1900

Astrological Revelations About You by Sydney Omarr1969

Don Ho & the Aliis album art1968

‘Slim’ Boyd – A Tribute To Hank Williams album art1962

Le désert des tartares by Dino Buzzati (Le Club français du livre)1955

Nuevo Programa por el Celebre Cantante Leroy poster1908

La Libertà Economica, Vol. IX, No. 15, May 2, 19111911

“Carriages, Wagons & Sleighs Repaired and Ironed” handbill by Cheny’s Repair Shopc. 1890

4. Katalanisches Filmwochenende poster2020

“The New Singer Vibrator!” handbillc. 1890

Hebrew Publishing Company sheet music catalogue and price list1904

Body stickersc. 1972

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1972)1972

Judson’s Restaurant 1853 à la carte menu1853

A.W. Davis business cardc. 1900