Jim Crow is the
American Type Founders' 1933 and 1949 re-casting of the
Dickinson Type Foundry's type of the 1850s,
Gothic Shade. Dickenson, a Boston type foundry, had been incorporated into ATF in the original merger of 1892. The face was also known as ''Tombstone.'' ATF only cast the face in 24 point, but later versions by the
Los Angeles Type Foundry were cast from 18 to 30 point.
[MacGrew, Mac, ''American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century,'' Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, , p. 189.] It was often used to indicate political motifs. While
cold type
Phototypesetting is a method of setting type. It uses photography to make columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper.
It has been made obsolete by the popularity of the personal computer and desktop publishing (digital typesetting).
The ...
versions were popular right through the 1970s, no major
foundry
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals pr ...
has issued a digital version, and it is seldom used today. Foundry Harold's Fonts has released a digitised version named Jim Dandy.
See also
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Samples of display typefaces
This list details display typefaces used in typesetting and printing.
See also
*List of monospaced typefaces
* List of sans serif typefaces
*List of script type ...
References
1850s introductions
Display typefaces
Letterpress typefaces
Photocomposition typefaces
Typefaces and fonts introduced in the 19th century
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