After a 1837 showing in a New York City fair, this wood type cut
by Edwin Allen was shown in George Nesbitt’s 1838 catalog and known
simply as “Gothic” [RRK].
Minor variations were offered by many manufacturers under the same
name.
Phototype versions include W 136, made by
Headliners as part of the Morgan Press Collection [1978 specimen],
Morgan No. 25, shown by Haber and Castcraft, and
Winchester
from Phil’s [Phil’s Photo 1985].
Digital versions include OPTI Morgan Two
(Castcraft, 1990–1991),
Gothic Nesbitt (Wooden Type Fonts, w/ lowercase,
2011), Public Notice JNL (2011, used for this
sample), OL
Smokler (w/ added lowercase, 2006), and a cleaned-up
version in
Champion Gothic Heavyweight. Wormwood Gothic (Device, More…
After a 1837 showing in a New York City fair, this wood type cut by Edwin Allen was shown in George Nesbitt’s 1838 catalog and known simply as “Gothic” [RRK]. Minor variations were offered by many manufacturers under the same name.
Phototype versions include W 136, made by Headliners as part of the Morgan Press Collection [1978 specimen], Morgan No. 25, shown by Haber and Castcraft, and Winchester from Phil’s [Phil’s Photo 1985].
Digital versions include OPTI Morgan Two (Castcraft, 1990–1991), Gothic Nesbitt (Wooden Type Fonts, w/ lowercase, 2011), Public Notice JNL (2011, used for this sample), OL Smokler (w/ added lowercase, 2006), and a cleaned-up version in Champion Gothic Heavyweight. Wormwood Gothic (Device, 2005) is a grunged version that pairs Nesbitt’s Gothic (lowercase) with Hamilton’s Gothic Extended (uppercase).
