Fonts by Solotype
The Solotype Archive was begun in 1942 when I was 14. I was a kid printer for several years before that. At 16, after a quick three months of training, I dropped out of school and went to work full time as a radio actor and announcer in San Francisco. By 1962, I was completely burned out on radio, so I decided to see if I could make a living with my collection of antique types, which numbered about a thousand fonts at that time. Business took off immediately. The Solotype collection was one of four commercial collections at the time.
Two years into the business, I began to collect alphabets on paper for conversion to photo lettering, which was just becoming mainstream in the type business.
In 1974, I began to supply Dover Publications with mechanicals for books of 100 alphabets on a particular theme. I did 30 of these books over the years, and 30 more of printers’ ornaments, borders, and so forth.
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Assay by Solotype
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Athena by Solotype
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Atlantis by Solotype
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Bamberg by Solotype
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Baraboo Banner by Solotype
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Behrens Antiqua by Solotype
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Behrens Schrift by Solotype
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Beijing by Solotype
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Bindweed by Solotype
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Blue Point by Solotype
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Bordeaux by Solotype
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Brussels by Solotype
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Cabaret by Solotype
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Campaign by Solotype
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Circlet by Solotype
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Cognac by Solotype
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Concave Extended by Solotype
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Coney Island Normal by Solotype
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Contract Banner by Solotype
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Crossroads by Solotype
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Dainty Lady by Solotype
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Dangerfield by Solotype
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Dawson by Solotype
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Dime Museum by Solotype
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Disco by Solotype
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Donaldina by Solotype
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Dutch Treat by Solotype
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Eastlake by Solotype
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Eccentric by Solotype
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Egyptian Oldstyle by Solotype
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Emperor by Solotype
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Estienne by Solotype
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Eureka Antique by Solotype
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Excelsis by Solotype
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Extravaganza by Solotype
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Fairmont by Solotype
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