Real lead letterpress type, printed, scanned and turned into a digital font.

Letterpress Kabel is a dusty, decades-old type found in a type drawer labelled “72 pt Kabel Medium.” I pulled a nicely inked print—black ink on off-white paper—on my flatbed proofing press. I then pulled another print without re-inking the type. This becomes the “destroyed” version.

This test prints were scanned at 1200 dpi to make a display face with tons of character that is usable at any size.

Two faces included: Regular & Destroyed
Full upper and lower case letter sets with a limited character set (there is only so much lead type you can fit in a dirty old drawer).

Real lead letterpress type, printed, scanned and turned into a digital font.

Letterpress Futura Display is a dusty, decades-old type printed from 48 pt lead type Futura Display. I pulled a single print—black ink on off-white paper—on my flatbed proofing press.

Two faces included: Regular and Destroyed
Full upper case letter set with two versions of most letters; limited character set.

Real lead letterpress type, printed, scanned and turned into a digital font.

Letterpress Akzidenz is a dusty, decades-old type found in a type drawer labelled “48 pt ultra condensed.” I pulled a single print—black ink on off-white paper—on my flatbed proofing press. This test print was scanned at 1200 dpi (Display) and then again at 300 dpi (Regular) to make a display face with tons of character as well as a simpler face for use at smaller sizes.

Two faces included: Display & Regular
Full upper case letter set with two versions of most letters; limited character set.

Real 100-year-old wood type, printed, scanned and turned into a digital font.

STRIKE! is a dusty, decades-old type printed from 8-line (96 point) type. I pulled two prints—black ink on off-white paper—on my flatbed proofing press.

Two faces included: Regular and Destroyed
Full upper case letter set with two versions of most letters; limited character set.

Real lead letterpress type, printed, scanned and turned into a digital font.

Letterpress Tourist Gothic is a dusty, decades-old type printed from 48 pt lead type. I pulled two prints—black ink on off-white paper—on my flatbed proofing press.

Two faces included: Regular and Destroyed
Full upper case letter set with two versions of most letters; limited character set.

Real lead letterpress type, printed, scanned and turned into a digital font.

Letterpress Anatomy is a dusty, decades-old type found in a type drawer labelled “48 pt outline.” I pulled a single print—black ink on off-white paper—on my flatbed proofing press.

One face included.
Full upper case letter set with two versions of most letters; limited character set.

Real lead letterpress type, printed, scanned and turned into a digital font.

Letterpress Agency is a dusty, decades-old lead version of the typeface Agency. I pulled a single print—black ink on off-white paper—on my flatbed proofing press.

One face included.
Full upper case letter set with two versions of most letters; limited character set.

Real lead letterpress type, printed, scanned and turned into a digital font.

Letterpress Cognito is a dusty, decades-old sans serif italic found in an unlabeled type drawer. I pulled a single print—black ink on off-white paper—on my flatbed proofing press.

One face included.
Full upper case letter set with two versions of most letters; limited character set.