C-Thru Graphics
Background
“Better Letter” was a transfer type produced by C-Thru Graphics, a division of the C-Thru Ruler Co. of Bloomfield, CT. Better Letter sheets are marked “Printed in the U.S.A. by Visitype”.
Products
The sheets came in 3 sizes:
- Mini Better Letter: 3" × 7.5" sheets, enclosed in a 3.75" x 8.5" window envelope featuring a list of available typefaces on the outside, list by number rather than name.
- Demi Better Letter: 8" × 12.25" sheets, accompanied by a cardboard sheet that featured a list of available typefaces.
- Better Letter: 12.25" × 16" sheets The Better Letter sheets, sometimes featuring multiple sizes groups onto a single sheet.
List of Typefaces
Index of typefaces available as dry transfer from C-Thru Graphics.
An asterisk (*) indicates an entry that includes images of some sheets. A dagger (†) indicates an entry with a sample held in the collection.
A
- Alphonse
- Alternate Gothic No. 2
- American Uncial
- Apollo Light
- Artisto
- Avant Garde Extra Light
- Avant Garde Bold
B
- Balloon Extra Bold
- Baskerville †
- Benguiat Medium
- Benguiat Medium Italic
- Benguiat Gothic Bold
- Bernase Roman
- Bookman Bold Italic with Swash †
- Bookman Italic with Swash †
- Briton
- Brush Script
- Buenavista Ultra Bold Extended
- Busarama Medium
C
- Camberic Light
- Cartoon II Condensed
- Chisel
- Classic Condensed
- Commercial Script
- Computa †
- Cooper Black
- Curly
D
E
F
- Fat Face
- Franklin Gothic
- Franklin Gothic Condensed
- Franklin Gothic Extra Condensed
- Futura DemiBold
- Futura Medium
- Futura Oblique
G
H
I
K
M
- Machine Bold
- Marquee
- Microgramma Bold Extended
- Murray Hill Bold
N
O
P
Q
R
S
- Serif Gothic
- Souvenir Demi
- Staccato