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Plinc Tape

House Industries · S. E. Norton · 2012

displaystencil
Plinc Tape specimen from House Industries

A mid-century stencil caps face drawn by S. E. Norton in the late 1940s and digitised by Kimberly Winder in 2012, built around folded, faceted letterforms derived from the sign painter's half-block.

About

Originally drawn by S. E. Norton in the late 1940s and digitised for House Industries' Photo-Lettering collection in 2012, the face updates a mechanical stencil tradition with breaks that read as origami-like folds rather than mere cutouts. The all-caps construction suits sports branding, apparel graphics and industrial identity work. House Industries recommends pairing it with United Serif for stylistic contrast.

Classification

An all-caps stencil display face with faceted, origami-like breaks in the letterforms derived from a mid-century sign painter's half-block construction. Its geometric, folded aesthetic places it firmly in the display category.

Weights

Regular

Languages

Latin

Tags

stencildisplaycapssportsindustrialsignagegeometricretro

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