Ferry
Letters from Sweden · Erik Moberg · 2014
A single black-weight display face drawn from lettering found on three early 20th-century Stockholm steam ferries, released as Erik Moberg's first commercial typeface.
About
Derived from nine letters spotted on the 'Stockholms Ström' ferry boats built between 1894 and 1907, the design captures a sturdy, vernacular quality with notably characterful letterforms. Available in one weight only, it covers Latin, Cyrillic and Greek scripts, making it broadly useful for headlines and short display text across multiple languages. Its origins in unattributed painted signage give it an authentic historical character that separates it from generic heavy display faces.
Classification
A single-weight black display typeface drawn from the sturdy painted lettering found on early 20th-century Stockholm steam ferries. The bold, condensed letterforms with distinctive details like the K place it firmly in the display category.