Mampe Liköre ad in Gebrauchsgraphik, vol. 1, no. 9

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From the special issue of Gebrauchsgraphik on German typefounders in 1925 comes this colourful specimen sheet set in the Xylo typeface issued by Schriftgießerei Benjamin Krebs Nachfolger. Sadly no designer is shown for this eye-catching design showing “Mampe Liköre; none genuine without this trademark”. The Berlin company of Mampe, still in existence, appear to have started to use the elephant as their trademark in the 1920s.

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