“Originally a Wagner & Schmidt type first cast around 1905, and
formerly known as Stanley.” [JBJ] Note that both the
Stanley name and the 1905 date are unconfirmed by
other sources. Cast by typefoundry Ludwig Wagner as
Titanic in 1920 [Reichardt 2011] or 1924 [Archiv],
and as Titan in 1927 [JBJ], and by Norddeutsche Schriftgießerei as Titanic
[1929
specimen]. Later known as Titantypo
(Johannes Wagner, 1966). Karl Brendler in Vienna and the Amsterdam
Type Foundry sold their versions as Herkules or
Hercules, and Plantin as Hercule.
Some versions include elongated ascenders for ‘bfhk’.
Bunny Ears is a lowercase-only phototype adaptation
with long alternates for ‘bfhkl’ [Berthold 1974].
Various digitizations. Smoke and
Long Ears MF (latter with alts) are both limited
lowercase-only freebies. Lexington More…
“Originally a Wagner & Schmidt type first cast around 1905, and formerly known as Stanley.” [JBJ] Note that both the Stanley name and the 1905 date are unconfirmed by other sources. Cast by typefoundry Ludwig Wagner as Titanic in 1920 [Reichardt 2011] or 1924 [Archiv], and as Titan in 1927 [JBJ], and by Norddeutsche Schriftgießerei as Titanic [1929 specimen]. Later known as Titantypo (Johannes Wagner, 1966). Karl Brendler in Vienna and the Amsterdam Type Foundry sold their versions as Herkules or Hercules, and Plantin as Hercule. Some versions include elongated ascenders for ‘bfhk’.
Bunny Ears is a lowercase-only phototype adaptation with long alternates for ‘bfhkl’ [Berthold 1974].
Various digitizations. Smoke and Long Ears MF (latter with alts) are both limited lowercase-only freebies. Lexington has these alternates, too, plus several new ones. It adds a handtooled cut. Herkimer Bunrab NF is based on Herkules and also includes the five “bunny ear” alternates. Titanschrift has no alternates, but is the only version to feature the asymmetric ‘w’ present in Titanic and Titantypo. It is used for the sample shown above.
