Colwell Handletter Type Specimen
Date
1917
Credits
- M. Elizabeth Colwell Designer
Format
- Typeface 53
- Type Specimen 15
Type of Work
- Archive 158
Publishers
Typefaces
Techniques
- printing 424
Locations Made
- United States 696
This type specimen showcases the ‘Colwell Handletter’ font designed by M. Elizabeth Colwell in 1917 and published originally by the American Type Founder's Company (ATF).
M. Elizabeth Colwell was a female typographer and designer from Michigan who worked in the early 20th century (possibly the only female designer known from this time and location). Having attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she was one of the first generations of women in America to be allowed to enroll at large universities and institutions. It should be no surprise that she was then able to apply her talent and learned skills to become one of America's earliest professionally recognized female type designers.
Type specimen showcasing the typeface 'Colwell Handletter' and its italic variant.