Engraved by Thorowgood and first shown in 1839 as Sans
Surryphs Shaded. Revived by Stephenson Blake in 1948 as
Sans Serif Shaded. [Millington 2002] “A three-dimensional
all-cap font for title use, Thorowgood Sans Shaded was
released by the Fann Street Foundry of W. Thorowgood & Co. in 1839. Interestingly, it
more closely resembles Figgins’ Four-Line Emerald Sans-Serif
Shaded of 1833 than Fann Street’s own Grotesque
Shaded of 1834 (with light and shadow reversed).” [HiH]
Sold by Renault as Antiques blanches. [Reichardt 2011]
Available from VGC as Sans Serifs Shaded. [VGC 1972] Also carried by Letraset and
Mecanorma [Mecanorma 1975] as Sans Serif
Shaded (with Stephenson Blake credits). Photo-Lettering
offered Sanserif Shade Blockshadow A and B (the
former with thinner outline) and the grunged Batten
Shaded (2 styles).
In addition to HiH’s digital version named Thorowgood Sans
Shaded (used for the sample), there is also a freebie (of
poor quality) by
Dieter Steffmann. Ultinoid (Pizzadude, 2006) is a
weathered More…
Engraved by Thorowgood and first shown in 1839 as Sans Surryphs Shaded. Revived by Stephenson Blake in 1948 as Sans Serif Shaded. [Millington 2002] “A three-dimensional all-cap font for title use, Thorowgood Sans Shaded was released by the Fann Street Foundry of W. Thorowgood & Co. in 1839. Interestingly, it more closely resembles Figgins’ Four-Line Emerald Sans-Serif Shaded of 1833 than Fann Street’s own Grotesque Shaded of 1834 (with light and shadow reversed).” [HiH] Sold by Renault as Antiques blanches. [Reichardt 2011]
Available from VGC as Sans Serifs Shaded. [VGC 1972] Also carried by Letraset and Mecanorma [Mecanorma 1975] as Sans Serif Shaded (with Stephenson Blake credits). Photo-Lettering offered Sanserif Shade Blockshadow A and B (the former with thinner outline) and the grunged Batten Shaded (2 styles).
In addition to HiH’s digital version named Thorowgood Sans Shaded (used for the sample), there is also a freebie (of poor quality) by Dieter Steffmann. Ultinoid (Pizzadude, 2006) is a weathered variation. Maszynista (RMU, 2010) adds two styles and a lowercase, but its shadow is less pronounced. Borough Grotesk (Lewis McGuffie, 2017) offers a solid Fill style for 2-color effects.
