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THE FOUNT
VOLUME IX
The following excerpts are published with permission granted by The Fount, a typographical journal published since 1975.
¶ THESE EXCERPTS will only be of interest to those that may enjoy typographical satire and good-hearted lampooning of those Printing History'comedians of the (AMA) that authored the rebuttals in the Burgess / Times Controversy.
THE FOUNT recommends ordering back issues of Printing History magazine as we expect in the future they will command high prices by avid comic collectors. This is a strong buy recommendation and should be included in your investment portfolio. Naturally you should first consult your Investment Broker or the Boiler Shop of your choice.
THE FOUNT, OY LANSTON TYPE CO. LTD [FINLAND] / LANSTON TYPE CO. LTD. [CANADA] / GERALD GIAMPA, do not take any responsibility for the results of your pending investment in future disappointments.
¶ NO, THIS IS NOT a paid advertisement and we are not a professional "Insecurity Dealer".
But if you are a member of the Flat Earth Society you will blow hormonal over this issue of the Printing History parrot cage liner.
However the comics that wrote that particular issue may find it more profitable to work for Mad Magazine, after all their circulation is larger and their content is taken seriously. Besides they pay more than a dime a word.
But we are unaware that Mad Magazine has expressed interest in typographic drivel.
© MMIII GIAMPA / THE FOUNT / THE FONT
THE FOUNT Volume IX: Permission is denied to publish this text or illustrations by any method unless granted in writing by Gerald Giampa or his heirs.
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PRINTING HISTORY, Issue 37, page 17, right hand column: A rather interesting comment by Nicolas Barker.
¶ NICOLAS BARKER SAYS " — is the most puzzling episode of all. The conventional method for such a transfer would have been by sending type. Instead, the ancient pattern letters, in terms of English Monotype superseded by the elaborate refinements to all sizes made from April 1931 onwards, were returned to Philadelphia."
¶ ONE WONDERS HOW Nicolas Barker could be so conversant with "conventional methods" used at the Lanston Monotype Machine Company? "The little birdie in the window"?
So let me get this straight, "The conventional method for such a transfer would have been by sending type." Really . . . how fascinating?
He should ask Jim Rimmer how many "little birdies in the window" it took to off load Centaur patterns from that flatdeck.
Let me describe Centaur patterns, they can not be depicted as "conventional" Lanston patterns. Centaur patterns are lead backed, layered with an electroplated shell including, in relief, the image of the letter. A striking resemblence to patterns made like these.
Also electroplated, not stamped, are to be found the words, 'Great Britain'.
Bob Graves, formerly from Autologic would remember them, or Jeff Level former executive of Monotype Typography, probably Sumner Stone, perhaps even Mike Parker. I'll just bet John Hudson of Tiro Typeworks can remember them too.
I remember them too.
MY ADVICE: Don't renew your subscription to the "London Cuckoo Bird News".
HELPFUL HINTS
- "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century", Mac McGrew.
- Call Jim Rimmer.
- Never, ever say, "most puzzling".
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