In 1919 Oswald Cooper designed his eponymous
typeface for BB&S: an informal roman with soft serifs. But
it was the hugely successful Black weight, following three years
later, that blazed the trail for extra bold advertising type in
America. Also cast as Pittsburgh Black (ToC),
Signum (Caslon), Wentworth Black
(Wimble). [Reichardt] Licensed by Schriftguss in Germany who added
an italic as Copra-Kursiv (1929), which is different
from BB&S’s Black Italic (1926).
Alternate swash caps were available for the italic, and many
other swashes were later added by phototype shops. Cooper
Hilite was released in 1925.
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In 1919 Oswald Cooper designed his eponymous typeface for BB&S: an informal roman with soft serifs. But it was the hugely successful Black weight, following three years later, that blazed the trail for extra bold advertising type in America. Also cast as Pittsburgh Black (ToC), Signum (Caslon), Wentworth Black (Wimble). [Reichardt] Licensed by Schriftguss in Germany who added an italic as Copra-Kursiv (1929), which is different from BB&S’s Black Italic (1926). Alternate swash caps were available for the italic, and many other swashes were later added by phototype shops. Cooper Hilite was released in 1925.
Bitstream’s digitization offers a variation without angled bottom serifs on ‘p’ and ‘q’.
