Wood Type Collection of T.J. Lyons

Specimen book published by Dave Greer, 1984:

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Nicolette Gray [177] traces this stunning face with complex floral embellishment to Egyptian Ornamented by Bower & Bacon, 1830.

 

It is clearly different from the wood type design reported by Rob Roy Kelly [97], who illustrates a specimen tradenamed Rose Ornamental shown by Nesbitt in 1838.

 

Nesbitt, a New York printer, was the distributor of wood types produced by Edwin Allen [1811-1891] of Connecticut [Kelly 38].

 

Super-strong "Egyptian" letterforms, originated by Figgins in 1815 [Gray 149], are still unbeatable today for irresistible attention-grabbing!

 

This letterpress typeface has been digitized for posterity by THP Partner Paul Smith of Octopi Fonts: www.myfonts.com/fonts/octopi/egypt-rose/.

 

More about this font: forums.typeheritage.com/topic/rose-egyptian/

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