Type Factory - Copperplate Gothic

Copperplate Gothic is a typeface designed by Frederic W. Goudy and released by the American Type Founders (ATF) in 1901. While termed a "Gothic" (another term for sans-serif), the face has small glyphic serifs that act to emphasize the blunt terminus of vertical and horizontal strokes

The typeface is most often used in stationery, for social printing, and is classically seen acid-etched into glass on the doors of law offices, banks and restaurants.

The typeface was created by Frederic Williams in around the year 1905. He was born in 1865 in the city of Bloomington. He moves to Chicago in his early 20’s to work in real estate. In 1895 he opened a print workshop where he started to create his many typefaces and typographical designs.

The typeface is a Linotype, this means that it was used in a Linotype machine that was created in 1886. The typeface is classified as a serif typeface but it has similar characteristics of a sanserif. The stroke and with of the typeface is similar to sanserif, such as Univers.