First cast by Schelter
& Giesecke in 1922. Initially shown with an ‘M’ with splayed
legs. Alternates for narrow ‘S’ and ‘i’ with round dot. [VdS] ‘H’ was available with a triangular
crossbar, either as alternate or as size-specific form. The forms
of ‘E’ and ‘F’ were revised at some point. [1932
specimen] Zierdolmen is a complementary set of
decorated caps and numerals.
Face
Photosetting had a phototype version as Dolmen
Black, with both forms of ‘E’ (but not ‘F’) and ‘i’.
[Face c.1981] Letraset made an adaptation for dry transfer
lettering in 1987, with an alternate ‘R’.
Digitizations by Letraset (as of 2025 under the ITC label) and, as
Salzmann Deco NF, by More…
First cast by Schelter & Giesecke in 1922. Initially shown with an ‘M’ with splayed legs. Alternates for narrow ‘S’ and ‘i’ with round dot. [VdS] ‘H’ was available with a triangular crossbar, either as alternate or as size-specific form. The forms of ‘E’ and ‘F’ were revised at some point. [1932 specimen] Zierdolmen is a complementary set of decorated caps and numerals.
Face Photosetting had a phototype version as Dolmen Black, with both forms of ‘E’ (but not ‘F’) and ‘i’. [Face c.1981] Letraset made an adaptation for dry transfer lettering in 1987, with an alternate ‘R’.
Digitizations by Letraset (as of 2025 under the ITC label) and, as Salzmann Deco NF, by Nick Curtis in 2011. Latter spans both styles and stays closer to the original design, see ‘E’ and ‘F’.
