USD20382S - Design for a font of printing-type - Google Patents

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DESIGN;

W. BARNHART. FONT 0F PRINTING TYPE.

No. 20,382. Patented Dec. 9, 1890 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzae 55123 15678 QORBCDEFGHIJ KLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ8-ZE.,:;=!?

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

W'ARREN BARNHART, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BARNHART BROTHERS dc SPINDLER, OF SAME PLACE.

DESIGN FOR A FONT OF PRINTING-TYPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Design No. 20,382, dated December 9, 1890.

Application filed October 29, 1890. Serial No. 369,731- Term of patent 3% years.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARREN BARNHART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented and produced anew and original Design for a Font of Printing-Type, which is fullyset forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying typographical impressions, forming a part thereof.

This design comprises upper and lower case letters, compound in both upper and lower case, character &, dollar-mark, and points. In general theletters are moderately extended, quite heavy-faced, with slight difference between the lightest and heaviest lines, and entirely devoid of hair-lines and shades. The letters are all of silnpleoutline, rendered slightly ornamental by special minute characteristics. The upper ends of vertical strokes of lower-case letters, when such'strokes terminate without junction of lines at the upper end, are expanded toward the left to form a ceriph and concaved obliquely toward the end. This characteristic is seen in lower-case b, d, h, i, j, k, 1, m, n, p, r, and u. A similar characteristic in lowercase t causes the stem to blend at the left with the cross-stroke. Horizontal strokes of capitals E, F, T, Z, and compound 1E are expanded at the end, giving the upper outline a concave appearance. Capital A has a cap stroke at. the top, which presents the same peculiarity. Oross-strokes of capitals Aand II and the A of compound 1E are sunk orcurved convex downward. Capitals M, N, V, and IV and lower-case v, W, and y have the heavy oblique stroke produced at the lower end across the lighter stroke which makes j unction therewith at that end, causing the upper cornerof the heavy oblique stroke to appear as a slight horn beyond the lighter stroke, the appearance in that respect being intensified by concaving the end of the heavy stroke and so sharpening the protruding corner.

I claim- The design for a font of printing -type herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, Illinois, this 20th day of October, 1890.

\VARREN BARNHART.

Witnesses:

CHAS. S. BURTON, J nan ELLIOTT.

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