Designed by Hermann Ihlenburg, released in 1890 by MacKellar,
Smiths & Jordan. An Outline style was added in 1892, [Reichardt]
and a derivation called American Italic was released
about ten years later.
Columbus was also sold by Haddon, Pavyers & Bullen,
SKH, Stevens, and Wimble. Carried by Roos & Junge as
Alfonso, by Urania as Columbia (before
1908), by Augusta as Victor Hugo, and by Reggiani as
Rossana. Columbus Outline was carried by
Urania as Columbia Chiara (before 1908) and by Augusta
as Penelope. [Reichardt, Piccinini]
Bauer’s Reklame-Versalien is a caps-only
version made before 1909 [Reichardt 2011] and presented as “original
design”. [c.1915
specimen]
Photo-Lettering had a photo adaptation named Columbus
Antique, amended by a slightly heavier “Graphic” style.
[Alphabet Thesaurus Vol. 3, 1971] Hollenstein had an all-caps
version of the Outline style as More…
Designed by Hermann Ihlenburg, released in 1890 by MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan. An Outline style was added in 1892, [Reichardt] and a derivation called American Italic was released about ten years later.
Columbus was also sold by Haddon, Pavyers & Bullen, SKH, Stevens, and Wimble. Carried by Roos & Junge as Alfonso, by Urania as Columbia (before 1908), by Augusta as Victor Hugo, and by Reggiani as Rossana. Columbus Outline was carried by Urania as Columbia Chiara (before 1908) and by Augusta as Penelope. [Reichardt, Piccinini]
Bauer’s Reklame-Versalien is a caps-only version made before 1909 [Reichardt 2011] and presented as “original design”. [c.1915 specimen]
Photo-Lettering had a photo adaptation named Columbus Antique, amended by a slightly heavier “Graphic” style. [Alphabet Thesaurus Vol. 3, 1971] Hollenstein had an all-caps version of the Outline style as Lincoln. [1974 catalog]
There are multiple digital revivals. Of these, Thomas Phinney’s Cristoforo (2014) and Ingo Preuss’s Colombo (2016) are recommendable.
