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I’m such a newbie. I’m hoping that someone can Identify this Border or Repeated Dingbat? I need a small quantity of this as letterpress type, but just can’t find it easily. The sample was printed in 1930. Help! Help!!
I just cant find Original Letterpress for this. It's likely common in the 1930's
It was printed as a Fill pattern on a Bookplate from 1933. You can see that it is actually half of the design. It seems like it should have been a border, just used as a fill.
It is known as coupon border. All the Monotype foundries sold handifonts of it, but the exact elements varied from foundry to foundry, different corner pieces, etc.; there were even two-color versions. M&H type still sells their handifont (though I can’t tell you the number offhand, the pdf catalog can be downloaded), perhaps Quaker does too.
A Close Match is in the M&H Catalog as Number 648 but has too many Flourishes in the center. It is listed as an ornament
It’s as though 30% were shaved off on one side. Was this done in the past to Shave it narrower? The Quaker catalog is not online, however, I did call for one. Any other ideas for a source? VERY fussy Client!!
M&H Catalog No. 648, But seems to have additional design.jpg
Image did not Post from M&H catalog. Here it is!
M&H Catalog No. 648, But seems to have additional design.jpg
Image won’t Post?? Resized and tried everything!
take out the special characters, like & and .
make sure your files are “internet ready” by avoiding fancy tricks like spaces in the titles, capitalization, etc.