Published by Bauer from 1929–37, beginning with the extrafett
weight in 1929 (or 1930 [Bauer index card]), followed by mager,
halbfett, fett, and licht (open) in 1931, and schmalhalbfett and
schmalfett in 1936. Adapted by Intertype, who added Medium Italic,
Wide (1937), and Extra Bold Oblique styles [Reichardt 2011]. Sold by Neufville in Spain
as
Época. Also cast by Jeżyńskiego.
Berthold added a Beton Hairline [Berthold 1982], probably in response to
ITC Stymie Hairline.
The original
design (and the Letraset adaptation) had ‘K’ and ‘R’ with
curved legs (straight legs available as alternates), and an unusual
‘t’ with a flat platform serif at the baseline. More…
Published by Bauer from 1929–37, beginning with the extrafett weight in 1929 (or 1930 [Bauer index card]), followed by mager, halbfett, fett, and licht (open) in 1931, and schmalhalbfett and schmalfett in 1936. Adapted by Intertype, who added Medium Italic, Wide (1937), and Extra Bold Oblique styles [Reichardt 2011]. Sold by Neufville in Spain as Época. Also cast by Jeżyńskiego.
Berthold added a Beton Hairline [Berthold 1982], probably in response to ITC Stymie Hairline.
The original design (and the Letraset adaptation) had ‘K’ and ‘R’ with curved legs (straight legs available as alternates), and an unusual ‘t’ with a flat platform serif at the baseline. Hunter (Aboutype) is the only revival that retains these shapes. URW’s version (also known as Egypt No 1) features poster (compact diacritics), outline, and stencil styles, as well as a set of compressed caps.
