Sidney Clyde Gaunt (c. 1874 - 1932) was an American
type designer
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and artist.
He was a prolific producer of type designs while "shop artist" for
Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Foundry. He had his own studio in
New York City
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in the early 1920s.
Typefaces
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Authors Roman series (
BB&S later
ATF
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)
** Authors Roman + Wide + Italic (1902)
** Authors Roman Bold (1909)
** Authors Oldstyle + Italic + Bold (1912)
** Authors Roman Condensed (1915)
** Authors Roman Bold Condensed (1916)
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Talisman
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(1903,
BB&S), later reissued as Rugged Bold.
** Talisman Italic (1904,
BB&S), later reissued as Rugged Bold Italic.
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Wedding Plate-Script (1904,
BB&S later
ATF
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)
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Stationers Semi-Script
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(1904,
BB&S later
ATF
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), a redesign of
Inland Type Foundry's ''Palmer Series'' of 1899.
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French Plate Script (1904,
BB&S later
ATF
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), based on types cut by
Fonderie Gustave Mayeur of Paris
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Mission
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(1904,
BB&S later
ATF
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), designed by Gaunt but patented by
George Oswald Ottley.
*
Barnhart Oldstyle series
** Barnhart Oldstyle (1906,
BB&S later
ATF
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)
** Barnhart Oldstyle Italic + Oldstyle No. 2 (1907,
BB&S later
ATF
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)
** Barnhart Lightface (1914,
BB&S)
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Adstyle series (
BB&S later
ATF
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)
** Adstyle (1906)
** Adstyle Black (1907–11)
** Adstyle Condensed (1907–11)
** Adstyle Extra Condensed (1907–11)
** Adstyle Headletter (1907–11)
** Adstyle Italic (1907–11)
** Adstyle Wide (1907–11)
** Adstyle Black Outline (1910)
** Adstyle Lightface (1911)
** Adstyle Shaded (1914)
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Old Roman series (
BB&S later
ATF
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), adapted from
T.W. Smith's original design for
H.W. Caslon & Company in England.
** Old Roman Condensed (1907)
** Old Roman Bold + Bold Condensed + Semitone (1908)
*
Engravers Old Black (1910,
BB&S) a knock-off of
ATF's Engravers Old English.
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Cardstyle (1914,
BB&S later
ATF
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) Capitals and small caps only.
*
Engravers Roman Shaded (1914,
BB&S later
ATF
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)
*
Chester Text (1914,
BB&S later
ATF
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) Capitals and small caps only.
*
Pencraft Oldstyle series (
BB&S later
ATF
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)
** Pencraft Oldstyle + Italic (1914)
** Pencraft Bold (1915)
** Pencraft Shaded (1916)
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Publicity Gothic (1916,
BB&S later
ATF
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), later digitized by
Fonts.Com and
MyFonts
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.
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Pencraft Text (1916,
BB&S later
ATF
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)
* Parsons Swash Initials (
BB&S), alternate characters for
Will Ransom's Parsons series cut without Ransom's approval.
References
* MacGrew, Mac, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, .
External links
Digitized versions of his type from MyfontsSamples of his type faces from the Klingspor Museum
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American typographers and type designers
1932 deaths
American graphic designers
Year of birth uncertain