Specimen Book and Catalogue. ATFC, Illustrations

Decorative Material

Modern Dashes

pg 707

Typographic rule, Art Deco, featuring circular medallions, weight: 1.2pt (ATF 1923, pg.707).

Vocational Cameos

pg 721

Masks, comedy and tragedy, symbolizing drama, within a badge. Eagle and star within a badge. Sports equipment within a badge. The Liberty Bell within a badge. A wooden sailing ship is seen from the rear, at night. The water is choppy, the sails billow, and a pennant flies above. The sphinx within an octagonal badge. Roses within a badge. Oars within a badge. Mortar and pestle within a badge.

Bookman Ornaments

pg 736

An open books is seen from the bottom with a nearly-empty hourglass between the viewer and the left half of the book. A simple open book is seen, before with is a larger caduceus. A somewhat unorderly collection of seventeen books is seen on a wooden wallmount bookcase. A manual printing press is seen in a compressed position within a frame and with the handle to the left. A simple but elegant wallmount bookshelf holds five books supported by grphyon-shaped bookends. A stack of books is seen, the topmost of which is open and supported by a standing book. Vines are intermingled and a lit candle in a tall holder is positioned to the left. A simple but elegant wallmount bookshelf is seen holding twenty-six books in good order.

Jaquish Ornaments

pg 766

A decorative frame.

Miscellaneous Cast Cuts

pg 801

A skull without the mandible appear above two crossed long bones. An open, human left eye is seen, including the lids and brow. A wooden barrel is seen from an oblique angle. It is closed, lying on its side and has two metal bands. A wooden chair is seen at an oblique angle with a cushion on the seat rounded legs and an open back. An ornate armchair is seen at an oblique angle with a cushioned seat and back. A fish is seen from its right side oriented horizontally and facing the viewer's right.

pg 802

A painter's palette lies on a cloth, five dots on its surface, brushes protrude through its opening, and a trowel lies to the viewer's left. Two hands engage in a handshake, reaching across from left and right. The back of the hand on the viewer's left faces the viewer. Both hands are seen beginning at the wrist and wear jackets and coats. An owl sits near the end of a branch, facing forward.

Illustrator: American Type Founders Company

icon Specimen book and catalogue (1923) American Type Founders Company

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