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HWT Bon Air

HWT Bon Air™

by Hamilton Wood Type Collection
Individual Styles from $24.95 USD
HWT Bon Air Font Family was designed by Richard Kegler and published by Hamilton Wood Type Collection. HWT Bon Air contains 1 styles.

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About HWT Bon Air Font Family


Bon Air was one of a series of script typefaces cut into wood by the Hamilton Manufacturing Company for the Morgan Sign Machine Co. (makers of the Line-o-Scribe showcard press) in the mid 20th Century. These were some of the last new designs cut into wood by Hamilton until the museum revival in the early 2000s. Bon Air was created in 1958 and trademarked in 1961. The wood type made for Morgan was used largely in department stores to make their own signage. The script styles are reminiscent of sign painters alphabets and evoke a Mad Men era advertising aesthetic. The font was only cut in four sizes: 12, 18, 36 and 72 line. It was distributed by Morgan for use in their presses, but as type high wood type, it could be used on any press. The font was issued with several alternate letters and ligatures to simulate the effect of hand lettering. Its lively strokes and odd details give it an exotic flavor suitable for advertising display work. The digital version includes all of the original alternates plus new characters to fill out a full European character set.

Designers: Richard Kegler

Publisher: Hamilton Wood Type Collection

Foundry: Hamilton Wood Type Collection

Design Owner: Hamilton Wood Type Collection

MyFonts debut: Mar 7, 2013

HWT Bon Air™ is a trademark of P22.

About Hamilton Wood Type Collection

Hamilton Wood Type Collection, established in 2012, is a joint venture between P22 Type Foundry and the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. The founding goal was to safeguard a typographic era and make classic wood type designs available as digital fonts for modern audiences. This historical collection of serif revivals, sans reinterpretations, decorative embellishments, script reclamations, and original chromatic designs is stunningly relevant and usable for any imaginative design practice.

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