Monday, November 18, 2013

A preview of .......?


This has got to be one of my favorite typefaces in the collection.  That said, it takes a lot to beat out Techno.   This new one could very well be the favorite one.

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  1. I did a quick OCR test on it and it did really well! Whatever it is I want to borrow it for NaNoWriMo

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  2. Ohhhh looking forward to seeing what happens on the road trip! Best of luck sir.

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  3. SM4, 'Professional Elite No. 41' is the proper name. I tend to call it 'old italic'. It's right between their Elite and Italic typefaces, a little less italic than what you'd find on an SM9.

    I guess SM4 because I've only ever seen this typeface on them. I may have, once, seen it on an SM9, but that was judging by the indentations left on the platen when I zoomed in on the pictures.

    It's an Olympa with Professional Elite No 41, anyhow. Fantastic!

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  4. Whatever it is, I like it! Can't wait for the reveal. Wonder what are my chances of getting this typeface myself.
    == Michael Höhne

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    1. Michael, I happened upon this as I did with my first Hermes 3000 Techno Pica.
      There was no typing sample, but something looked odd. I wanted an SM9 so I knew even if it were a normal Courier font I would still have an SM9.

      From what I have been reading the Professional Elite #41 is not readily found. It does not mean can't be found, just may take some looking.
      Now, next week dozens will be on Ebay.

      Now if I could only find Hermes Epoca and Royal Vogue.

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  5. An Olympia? (Hope you received my earlier comment...)

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    1. Sorry Adwoa, This is the first comment I've seen from you for a while.
      Thank you for commenting and asking.

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    2. Sorry about that, I'm typing my comments in a bloglovin frame and I guess it doesn't always work. Glad I was close with the Olympia guess, though I had been thinking it was an earlier model (SM-3 or 4).

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    3. Thanks Adwoa.
      It is always good to hear from you and I am glad you are still out and about in the Typosphere Blogosphere.
      I think sometimes Blogger is a bit flakey too and things do not always work.

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  6. I won"t comment on it until a bit later -- maybe another day to see if anyone else comments / guesses.

    I've rarely seen this typeface. There may be a few other blogs where it has been used.

    The machine with it is very nice to use. Not as good as an Underwood, but still a nice machine.

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  7. Absolutely no idea. It does look good though.

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  8. I've only seen this on Olympias, too, but maybe the real surprise is that it's not an Olympia at all...

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  9. I got this one on my Olympia SM9.

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  10. I was going to say Olympia SM9, because thaw are the only italics I've seen so far. Looks great!

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  11. Enjoy your road trip. I look forward to your reveal, both of the answer to the questions posed in this post, as well as what you pick up on your trip.

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  12. I'm with Rob on this one. Absolutely no clue! I wish you a fine road trip.

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