Issued by Berthold [Wetzig
1926–40] and also its Stuttgart subsidiary Bauer & Co.
[Archiv
für Buchgewerbe] in 1899. Comes with a set of swash
initials, Herkules-Initialen. [1907
specimen] Carola-Grotesk
is a related narrower style.
Phototype versions by Lettergraphics as Rekla
(probably shortened from Reklameschrift Herkules)
[1968 catalog] and by Face as Hercules. Listed by
Fürst as Herkules ’73. Shown in Berthold’s
E1 catalog (1974) with an alternate ‘T’ and Face
credits. Other copies/aliases include Catos,
Agean, Rekla-Aegean, Hercules
Antique. [1978 Castcraft catalog]
Interpreted digitally by ParaType as Karolla
Black and Ralph M. Unger as RMU Herkules (used
for sample).
Not to be confused with More…
Issued by Berthold [Wetzig 1926–40] and also its Stuttgart subsidiary Bauer & Co. [Archiv für Buchgewerbe] in 1899. Comes with a set of swash initials, Herkules-Initialen. [1907 specimen] Carola-Grotesk is a related narrower style.
Phototype versions by Lettergraphics as Rekla (probably shortened from Reklameschrift Herkules) [1968 catalog] and by Face as Hercules. Listed by Fürst as Herkules ’73. Shown in Berthold’s E1 catalog (1974) with an alternate ‘T’ and Face credits. Other copies/aliases include Catos, Agean, Rekla-Aegean, Hercules Antique. [1978 Castcraft catalog]
Interpreted digitally by ParaType as Karolla Black and Ralph M. Unger as RMU Herkules (used for sample).
Not to be confused with Herkules (Haas).
