Metal Typeset Letterpress Letters 72 Pt Cooper Black Font Bb&s Chicago Rare

HUGE 72 PT "COOPER BLACK" FONT. BB&S CHICAGO PIN MARK RARE!! Cooper Black is an ultra-bold serif typeface intended for display use that was designed by Oswald Bruce Cooper and released by the Barnhart Brothers & Spindler type foundry in 1922. The typeface was drawn as an extra-bold weight of Cooper's "Cooper Old Style" family. It rapidly became a standard typeface and was licensed by American Type Founders and also copied by many other manufacturers of printing systems. Its use in pop culture increased worldwide since 1966, when the Beach Boys used it for the cover artwork of their album Pet Sounds. It was then featured in the Doors L. Woman (1971) and David Bowies Ziggy Stardust (1972), and in the opening credits of The Bob Newhart Show, Garfield, MASH, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and other shows. The font is used for the Disney's Sing Along Songs from the intro. As a result, Cooper Black has become emblematic of late-'60s/early-'70s style. Cooper Black followed on from Cooper's career as a lettering artist in Chicago and the Midwest of America in the 1920s. Cooper Black was advertised as being "for far-sighted printers with near-sighted customers", as well as "the Black Menace" by detractors. While very bold, Cooper Black is based on traditional "old-style" serif lettering, rather than the hard-edged "fat face" fonts popular in the nineteenth century, giving it a soft,'muddy' appearance, with relatively low contrast between thick and thin strokes. Below is a link to a short informational video on the history of this famous font. All letters of the alphabet!

Uppercase and Lowercase plus punctuation marks, numbers, a very nice set! All of the letters were taken from one drawer (drawer not included) of a Hamilton printing press letter chest and are matching font. Over 33 Lbs of Letters and Spacer/Shims! You will receive this font just as shown, arranged in a box and carefully packed tight.

NOTE THE LAST PICTURE IN THIS SALE IS OF THIS FONT WITH A MIRRORED EFFECT ON THE PHOTO SO THE FONT LOOKS AS IT WILL PRINT, FOR REFERENCE. Pictures are of actual item you are purchasing, Any significant condition issues will be listed. Please review the pictures carefully. The item "METAL TYPESET LETTERPRESS LETTERS 72 PT COOPER BLACK FONT BB&S CHICAGO RARE" is in sale since Friday, June 19, 2020.

This item is in the category "Business & Industrial\Printing & Graphic Arts\Printing & Graphic Essentials\Type, Cuts & Printing Blocks". The seller is "budrick4" and is located in Auburndale, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

Brand: BB&S CHICAGO
Type: Letterpress Type
Material: Metal
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
MPN: Does Not Apply