I enjoyed #GaussFest today at Papplewick Pumping Station (https://www.papplewickpumpingstation.org.uk/).

As well as Tesla Coils, there were come cool displays of standing engines, a winding engine from a coal mine, and interesting tools on the walls.

#VictorianDesign #VictorianArchitecture

Details from the Bruce’s New York Type Foundry Abridged Specimen Book, 1869.

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Associate Curator Stephen Coles provides a bit of historical context for Langley’s San Francisco Directory (1891). See it in our Online Archive: https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_unitedstates_0050

#LetterformArchive #SanFranciscoHistory #PrintingHistory #IndustrialRevolution #VictorianDesign #Typography #PalmerAndRey

Ever heard of Bartley Campbell?

Ed Benguiat (graphic design and lettering), “Angelus Benevolus of Type Design Bartley Campbell Inspired Typography in The United States.” (see alt text for more), centerfold of PLINC: An Illustrated Typographic Journey, vol. 2, no. 1, Photo-Lettering Inc., New York, 1985.

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