Battenfjords Hotels Natstation & Kafe broadside

Contributed by Nick Sherman


Source: www.flickr.com National Library of Norway. License: All Rights Reserved.

Norwegian poster from the collection of the National Library of Sweden promoting early-morning service hours for Battenfjords Hotels Nightstation and Cafe. No date is visible on the poster, but the library dates it to 1909, which seems about right for its typographic style.

As was typical for much job printing at the turn of the 20th century, the poster features an eclectic mix of many different typefaces and font sizes. The background is printed with a split-fountain gradient of rainbow-like stripes.

See the related listing at the National Library of Norway.

Full transcription:

BATTENFJORDS HOTELS
Natstation & Kafe
holdes herefter aaben for Reisende fra Molde ou Hjelseth
fra Kl. 2 til 4 Morgen
Værelser for Ophold til Dampskibsafgang kan erholdes
◆ ◆ Kafeén i 1ste Etage anbefales ◆ ◆
Billige Priser ! ! !
Reisende har herefter at henvende sig til Hotellets Indehaver om Skyds
E. O. Samuelsen.

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