18pt Valiant Bold Condensed. ( 3 KG) ( 6.6 lbs)
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Based on historical specimen records, Valiant is a display typeface designed for the Lanston Monotype Machine Company around 1940. It is often associated with the work of Edwin W. Shaar, who designed several expressive faces for Monotype during that period, including Flash.
Here is a history of the Valiant typeface:
- Design and Release: Valiant was introduced as a hot-metal type designed for letterpress printing by Lanston Monotype. It is characterized as a bold, somewhat unconventional display face that often features alternates for letters like 'a', 'g', and 'k'.
- Style: It shares stylistic similarities with other 1930s-1940s display faces, such as Wallau schmal (1934) and Lydian Bold Condensed (1946). It is frequently described as having strong, angular, or "hard-edged" characteristics suited for headlines.
- Letterpress Revival: In the modern letterpress community, this typeface is a sought-after piece of "hard foundry alloy" or, more commonly, "Monotype cast" metal type, prized for its ability to produce sharp, deep impressions.
- Availability: While the original matrices are rare, various historical type foundries or archival resellers (such as those specializing in Lanston or American Type Founders collections) may hold these mats for casting.
Note: The 1940s Lanston Valiant should not be confused with modern digital fonts with similar names (e.g., from Creative Market or Fontesk) that are branded as "Valiant" but often have futuristic or stencil styles.
