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Re: Does anyone recognize this font?

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From: Odysseus1479
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 22:01
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In article <3bc3d998.22@webcrossing.la2eafNXanI>,
 Neil_Keller@adobeforums.com wrote:

> I checked my American Specimen Book of Type Styles, American Type Founders 
> Company, 1912 edition, and found no reference to Columbus. Is it possible 
> that ATF dropped the font from their catalog so quickly? Was it known under 
> another name?

FWIW Columbus appears under that name in the 1981 _Catalogue No. 7_ from 
Graphic Products Corporation, their Formatt product no.5576. They don't 
indicate foundries or copyright holders (except for their "ITC Licensed" 
items) but maybe this reference will provide a clue to help track it 
down.

-- 
Odysseus
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