FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN INTEREST: A SET OF FOURTEEN BRASS 'CLARENDON' FACE LETTERS.

£85 · Slutar 17 juli 13:12 · Crewkerne

<p>Fourteen letters: <br />C x 2, D X 2, E x 2, I X 2, N X 2, O X 3, P. <br />Each approximately 12cm high.</p> <p>(14).</p> <p>*Salvaged from the dismantling of the Festival of Britain site by an architectural student, Circa 1951.</p> <p>**Clarendon is a slab serif typeface that was released in 1845 by Thorowgood and Co. (or Thorowgood and Besley) of London, a letter foundry often known as the Fann Street Foundry. The original Clarendon design is credited to Devon born typographer and former Lord Mayor of London <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Besley/">Robert Besley</a>, a partner in the foundry, and was originally engraved by punchcutter Benjamin Fox, who may also have contributed to its design. Many copies, adaptations and revivals have been released, becoming almost an entire genre of type design.</p> Skick: <p>Painted finish with some oxidisation and pitting.</p>

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