Rounded, Caslon ≤1841
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Nicolette Gray [180] identifies Caslon Rounded and Rounded Open as Caslon c1844.
A photo of the 1844 Caslon catalog shot by Nick Sherman at an Oak Knoll event led Albert-Jan Pool to observe that the specimen of Caslon Rounded, the prototype of these faces (not documented by Gray?), was dated September 1836. Until then, the earliest specimen examined by THP was dated 1841.
Of a very similar wood-type forerunner tradenamed Gothic Round, Kelly [305] writes:
"First shown by George Nesbitt in his 1838 specimens. ... The Nesbitt design was an Outlined or Rimmed Gothic Round. The Caslon Foundry issued several Gothic Round designs, of which an ornamented one, in particular, came into general usage in America around mid-century."
Identical specimen text for Rounded and Rounded Open suggests that these faces may have been intended for chromatic separation. The un-rounded alternates of the solid specimen are omitted from the Open and Ornamented showings.
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Rounded, Caslon ≤1841
This letterpress typeface has been digitized for posterity.
Nicolette Gray [180] identifies Caslon Rounded and Rounded Open as Caslon c1844.
A photo of the 1844 Caslon catalog shot by Nick Sherman at an Oak Knoll event led Albert-Jan Pool to observe that the specimen of Caslon Rounded, the prototype of these faces (not documented by Gray?), was dated September 1836. Until then, the earliest specimen examined by THP was dated 1841.
Of a very similar wood-type forerunner tradenamed Gothic Round, Kelly [305] writes:
"First shown by George Nesbitt in his 1838 specimens. ... The Nesbitt design was an Outlined or Rimmed Gothic Round. The Caslon Foundry issued several Gothic Round designs, of which an ornamented one, in particular, came into general usage in America around mid-century."
Identical specimen text for Rounded and Rounded Open suggests that these faces may have been intended for chromatic separation. The un-rounded alternates of the solid specimen are omitted from the Open and Ornamented showings.
Learn more... forums.typeheritage.com/topic/abramesque/