Meant to imitate typewriters, Bulletin began as a monospaced font in metal, but became proportionally spaced in phototype and transfer lettering formats.

Digital versions as VTBulletin (Vintage Type, 1997) and Mecanorma.

Foundries

Designers

Morris Fuller Benton

Release Date

1933

Sources

Info

1934 ATF specimen

Bulletin Typewriter in use

The Maids and Deathwatch by Jean Genet (Evergreen)1954

Roy Kuhlman

Contributed by Chris Purcell

<cite>The Maids</cite> and <cite>Deathwatch</cite> by Jean Genet (Evergreen)

The Peter Principle (BBC)1973

Liz Friedman

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

The Epic Archive Vols. 1 & 2 – Cheap Trick2018

John Sellards Design

Contributed by John Sellards

<cite>The Epic Archive Vols. 1 & 2 – </cite>Cheap Trick

Sponsor

The Smoke Dreams of Fred Engelberg1963

Barry Feinstein
William S. Harvey

Contributed by Garrison Martin

<cite>The Smoke Dreams of</cite> Fred Engelberg

Kent Golden Lights Cigarette ad (1980)1980

Contributed by Garrison Martin

McCann-Erickson Inc. ad: “Thanks”1958

McCann

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Marxism and the Mass Media by IMMRC (ed.)1980

Photo(s) by “Philipp Messner” on Flickr.

Johnny Got His Gun (1971) movie poster1971

Don Record

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“#9 Dream” / “What You Got” – John Lennon1974

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

“#9 Dream” / “What You Got” – John Lennon

“Junior’s Farm” / “Sally G.” – Paul McCartney & Wings1974

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

“Junior’s Farm” / “Sally G.” – Paul McCartney & Wings

Memories of Underdevelopment: The Revolutionary Films of Cuba1973

Aileen Friedman

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Cooker by Lee Morgan1958

Reid Miles

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“Got to Give It Up” – Marvin Gaye1977

Contributed by Garrison Martin

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Foundries

Designers

Release Date

Sources

Info

Bulletin Typewriter in use

The Maids and Deathwatch by Jean Genet (Evergreen)1954

The Peter Principle (BBC)1973

The Epic Archive Vols. 1 & 2 – Cheap Trick2018

The Smoke Dreams of Fred Engelberg1963

Kent Golden Lights Cigarette ad (1980)1980

McCann-Erickson Inc. ad: “Thanks”1958

Marxism and the Mass Media by IMMRC (ed.)1980

Johnny Got His Gun (1971) movie poster1971

“#9 Dream” / “What You Got” – John Lennon1974

“Junior’s Farm” / “Sally G.” – Paul McCartney & Wings1974

Memories of Underdevelopment: The Revolutionary Films of Cuba1973

The Cooker by Lee Morgan1958

“Got to Give It Up” – Marvin Gaye1977

Foundries

Designers

Release Date

Related Typefaces

Sources

Info

Bulletin Typewriter in use

The Maids and Deathwatch by Jean Genet (Evergreen)1954

The Peter Principle (BBC)1973

The Epic Archive Vols. 1 & 2 – Cheap Trick2018

The Smoke Dreams of Fred Engelberg1963

Kent Golden Lights Cigarette ad (1980)1980

McCann-Erickson Inc. ad: “Thanks”1958

Marxism and the Mass Media by IMMRC (ed.)1980

Johnny Got His Gun (1971) movie poster1971

“#9 Dream” / “What You Got” – John Lennon1974

“Junior’s Farm” / “Sally G.” – Paul McCartney & Wings1974

Memories of Underdevelopment: The Revolutionary Films of Cuba1973

The Cooker by Lee Morgan1958

“Got to Give It Up” – Marvin Gaye1977