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Houston Pen

Houston Pen™

by Three Islands Press
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Houston Pen Font Family was designed by published by Three Islands Press. Houston Pen contains 1 styles.

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    About Houston Pen Font Family


    Early Texas patriots had fascinating penmanship. In researching Texas Hero years ago, I had occasion to pore over copies of letters by the likes of Stephen F. Austin, William B. Travis, Thomas J. Rusk, and others. Austin's hand was pretty messy. Young, brave Travis wrote his last during the Alamo siege. Rusk's suited my original task. But a couple other styles caught my eye -- among them the bold yet graceful strokes of Sam Houston, the prototypical Texas Hero. Houston Pen has a complete character set.

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    Publisher: Three Islands Press

    Foundry: Three Islands Press

    Design Owner: Three Islands Press

    MyFonts debut: Jun 29, 2006

    Houston Pen™ is a trademark of Three Islands Press.

    About Three Islands Press

    Three Islands Press (a.k.a., “3IP”) is a small type foundry in Rockport, Maine. Specialties include historical replications, fine text type, old map fonts, and painstaking recreations of vintage and modern handwriting. 3IP is the d.b.a. of Brian Willson, who accidentally stumbled into type design in the 1990s after a career in print and broadcast journalism. He has absolutely no formal training—just a peculiar knack for making fonts that look like real handwriting and antique text materials. 3IP a...

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