Rusher's Patent Types

An 1856 lithograph^[1] and 1802 engraving^[2] reproducing the drawing in Rusher's patent filing.^[a]

Rusher's Patent Types were the characters of an experimental serif typeface invented, patented and promoted by Philip Rusher in Banbury, England, from 1802 onwards.^[b] The typeface removed the descenders from the lower-case letters and shortened the ascenders, which Rusher hoped would make the typeface "more uniform" and save paper. The typeface was used for a few books but did not become popular.

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