Artwork; Set of Banks & Miles bromides for New Johnston bold, May 1982

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Reference number	2000/17916 part 0
Description	Approximately 100 bromides for Bold typeface of New Johnston font. Includes letters numbers and symbols and a variety of font sizes. Each symbol is produced on individual acetate sheets with numerical references relating to each individual bromide, as well as two circles with holes in their centre, used for alignment.
Artist	Eiichi Kono
Dates	1979
Collection	Artwork
Object type	Artwork
Location	Acton Depot
Completeness	80% 80% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	110mm
  Width	155mm
  Depth	33mm
  Descriptive size	9-20

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Black

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	[Date: Month Year] / JOHNSTON BOLD / Banks & Miles / Norton / [small scale reference example of letter or symbol] [reference number for symbol] / [font size] / [symbol] MAY 1982 / JOHNSTON BOLD / Banks & Miles / Norton / J 210 / 91/2 / J
  Annotation	O.K. to / leady / dot

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Material	Acetate

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Eiichi Kono, 1979

• Associated companies, people and places

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Eiichi Kono - 1979 Edward Johnston - 1916