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Re: What is the name of this Font?

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From: Wolfgang_Manowski
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:48
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As a journeyman typesetter who learned the trade in Freiburg, Germany, I remember being told that Koch named Kabel after a trans-atlantic cable (maybe the first?) that was installed around the time that he created the font.
Does this make sense?.
Regards, Wolf.
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