Trottoir
Smeltery · Jack Usine · 2007
displayindustrial
A free adaptation of the alphabet found on cast-iron manhole covers manufactured in Pont-à-Mousson, France, released as a single style in 2007.
About
Drawn by Jack Usine from the lettering cast into manhole covers produced in Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, Trottoir preserves the engraved, utilitarian character of a typeface that spends its life underfoot. Available as a single style, it is a curio of vernacular type rescue rather than a workhorse family. Its charm is inseparable from its humble, industrial origins.
Classification
Adapted from lettering found on cast-iron manhole covers, Trottoir sits firmly in the display/industrial category, sharing the utilitarian, engraved character of vernacular signage lettering.
Weights
Regular
Languages
Latin
Tags
industrialvernaculardisplayfound-letteringsingle-weightfrenchutilitarian