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Thorne Shaded typeface brochure and synopsis, issued by Stephenson Blake, Letter Foundry, Sheffield, c1938 - synopsis

A brochure issued by Stephenson Blake, of the Caslon Type Foundry (here described as the Letter Foundry) in Sheffield. Thorne Shaded already had a long history having first appeared in c1810 by Robert Thorne at the Fann Street type foundry. The company was acquired in 1906 and in 1938 Stephenson Blake reissued the typeface as 'our latest display type'.

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Uploaded on April 19, 2019
Taken on April 16, 2019