Caston

by Gearwright in Fonts Display

Updated on 28th June 2015: A subtle adjustment has been made to few characters to create more unified impression and better readability. Now Caston works even better when used as title and body in printing & web design. Thanks!

Caston

Caston is a revival typeface based on Morris Fuller Benton's modified litho - initially designed and issued by Inland Type Foundry back in 1907, later modified and issued by American Type Founders in 1917 after the merge. Not only the typeface is now in the hands of public domain due to the defunct of ATF decade ago & lacking of active descendants - no known digital font was found in the web, until now.

I own one of the 60,000 copies - the ATF specimen book published in 1923. As I was fascinated by it, Caston is the 2nd typeface I revived (see Newston here: http://crtv.mk/r09G6 ).

In short: Caston is a versatile vintage typeface that expresses craftmanship & authenticity. And that's how I was drawn to it in the first place. Take Caston for a ride, you'll be pleased with its simplicity.

Few things you should know about Caston in the aspect of utility:

  • A full cap elegant display font meant for both title and body. Lowercase and uppercase lead to the same character. See preview #5 for complete characters at the moment.
  • You'll also find a pack of 5 vintage illustrations (all illustrations used in previews) in AI vector & high resolution PNG. I packed them in as bonus to the font. These illustrations were scanned and optimized from my personal collection of vintage catalogs back in early 1910's.
  • All Gearwright products are backed with a 30 days Satisfaction-or-your-money-back guarantee. I'll promptly refund your money (through Paypal) if requested. No question asked.

Feel free to leave me comment or email support@gearwright.com

Thank you!

Yusof Mining

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Pps. Grungy design previews were made with our Overprinting Press Lite http://crtv.mk/r03OX

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8 Comments

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  1. Yusof Mining
    • Shop Owner

    Hi @Eric Larson thanks for your interest! The illustrations were handpicked and scanned from vintage retail catalogs published century ago (1910's). We own a fair amount of rare old goods you can say.
    Again, if you're interested in the illustrations, they're packed with the font too. Thanks! - Gearwright Team

  2. Yusof Mining
    • Shop Owner

    Hey @Beth Rufener thanks for the kind words! We really appreciate it. Yes, the issue was resolved, bug was fixed according to the support team. Thanks! - Gearwright Team

  3. Eric Larson
    • Purchased

    Where did you guys get the illustrations you use behind the type? They go well with it! Please let us know-

  4. Beth Rufener
    • Staff

    This is great! I absolutely love this! By the way, were you able to get the preview issue resolved on your end?

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