Currently in the earholes:
I mean, if you think collecting a full set of Selectric elements is tough, try collecting like 180 different Composer ones! Luckily, Composer elements are plentiful, and the people who actually want them is like maybe a half-dozen, so I have high faith that I might someday become the first person in modern times to collect a complete set, even just casually collecting them.
My current, updated list of Composer Elements:
Selectric Composer 88-Character Proportional Num Font Qty Name Size Style ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4022 AR-8-M 1 Aldine Roman 8 B Medium 4023 AR-8-I 1 Aldine Roman 8 B Italic 4055 AR-8-B 0 Aldine Roman 8 B Bold 4020 AR-10-M 1 Aldine Roman 10 Y Medium 4021 AR-10-I 1 Aldine Roman 10 Y Italic 4054 AR-10-B 2 Aldine Roman 10 Y Bold 4018 AR-12-M 1 Aldine Roman 12 R Medium 4019 AR-12-I 2 Aldine Roman 12 R Italic 4053 AR-12-B 1 Aldine Roman 12 R Bold 4098 BA-8-M 1 Baskerville 8 B Medium 4099 BA-8-I 1 Baskerville 8 B Italic 4100 BA-8-B 0 Baskerville 8 B Bold 4095 BA-9-M 2 Baskerville 9 Y Medium 4096 BA-9-I 1 Baskerville 9 Y Italic 4097 BA-9-B 1 Baskerville 9 Y Bold 4092 BA-11-M 1 Baskerville 11 R Medium 4093 BA-11-I 1 Baskerville 11 R Italic 4094 BA-11-B 2 Baskerville 11 R Bold 4028 B-8-M 1 Bodoni Book 8 B Medium 4029 B-8-I 0 Bodoni Book 8 B Italic 4058 B-8-B 0 Bodoni Book 8 B Bold 4026 B-10-M 0 Bodoni Book 10 Y Medium 4027 B-10-I 1 Bodoni Book 10 Y Italic 4057 B-10-B 1 Bodoni Book 10 Y Bold 4024 B-12-M 1 Bodoni Book 12 R Medium 4025 B-12-I 3 Bodoni Book 12 R Italic 4061 B-12-B 2 Bodoni Book 12 R Bold 4068 C-6-M 1 Century 6 B Medium 4214 C-6-MPW 0 Century 6 B Medium (Presswire) 4072 C-6-I 1 Century 6 B Italic 4076 C-6-B 1 Century 6 B Bold 4067 C-8-M 1 Century 8 Y Medium 4213 C-8-MPW 1 Century 8 Y Medium (Presswire) 4071 C-8-I 1 Century 8 Y Italic 4075 C-8-B 1 Century 8 Y Bold 4216 C-8-BPW 1 Century 8 Y Bold (Presswire) 4066 C-9-M 1 Century 9 Y Medium 4212 C-9-MPW 0 Century 9 Y Medium (Presswire) 4070 C-9-I 1 Century 9 Y Italic 4074 C-9-B 1 Century 9 Y Bold 4215 C-9-BPW 1 Century 9 Y Bold (Presswire) 4065 C-10-M 1 Century 10 R Medium 4265 C-10-M L 1 Century 10 R Medium (Latin) 4069 C-10-I 1 Century 10 R Italic 4073 C-10-B 1 Century 10 R Bold 4115 C-11-M 0 Century 11 R Medium 4118 C-11-I 1 Century 11 R Italic 4124 C-11-B 1 Century 11 R Bold 4056 CN-6-M 1 Classified News 6 B Medium 4211 CN-6-MPW 0 Classified News 6 B Medium (Presswire) 4064 CN-6-B 2 Classified News 6 B Bold 4060 CN-8-M 1 Classified News 8 Y Medium 4260 CN-8-M L 1 Classified News 8 Y Medium (Latin) 4063 CN-8-B 1 Classified News 8 Y Bold 4059 CN-10-M 1 Classified News 10 R Medium 4062 CN-10-B 1 Classified News 10 R Bold 4417 CG-6-M 3 Copperplate Gothic 6 B Medium 4416 CG-8-M 3 Copperplate Gothic 8 Y Medium 4415 CG-10-M 2 Copperplate Gothic 10 R Medium 4414 CG-12-M 1 Copperplate Gothic 12 R Medium 4114 CG-6-DC 0 Copperplate Gothic 6 B Double Case 4113 CG-8-DC 0 Copperplate Gothic 8 Y Double Case 4112 CG-10-DC 0 Copperplate Gothic 10 R Double Case 4111 CG-12-DC 0 Copperplate Gothic 12 R Double Case 4133 CG-10-F 0 Copperplate Gothic 10 R Fractions 4129 CG-12-F 1 Copperplate Gothic 12 R Fractions 4087 J-8-M 1 Journal Roman 8 B Medium 4088 J-8-I 0 Journal Roman 8 B Italic 4089 J-8-B 1 Journal Roman 8 B Bold 4185 J-8-BI 0 Journal Roman 8 B Bold Italic 4084 J-10-M 0 Journal Roman 10 Y Medium 4085 J-10-I 0 Journal Roman 10 Y Italic 4086 J-10-B 1 Journal Roman 10 Y Bold 4091 J-10-BI 0 Journal Roman 10 Y Bold Italic 4081 J-11-M 2 Journal Roman 11 R Medium 3075 J-11-M F 1 Journal Roman 11 R Medium (French) 4082 J-11-I 1 Journal Roman 11 R Italic 3076 J-11-I F 1 Journal Roman 11 R Italic (French) 4083 J-11-B 1 Journal Roman 11 R Bold 3077 J-11-B F 1 Journal Roman 11 R Bold (French) 4090 J-11-BI 1 Journal Roman 11 R Bold Italic 4034 P-8-M 1 Pyramid 8 B Medium 4035 P-8-I 0 Pyramid 8 B Italic 4032 P-10-M 0 Pyramid 10 Y Medium 4033 P-10-I 0 Pyramid 10 Y Italic 4030 P-12-M 1 Pyramid 12 R Medium 4031 P-12-I 0 Pyramid 12 R Italic 4013 PRX-7-G 1 Press Roman 7 B Symbol 4109 PRX-7-M 1 Press Roman 7 B Math 4009 PR-7-M 0 Press Roman 7 B Medium 4010 PR-7-I 0 Press Roman 7 B Italic 4153 PR-7-B 0 Press Roman 7 B Bold 4150 PR-7-BI 0 Press Roman 7 B Bold Italic 4006 PR-8-M 3 Press Roman 8 B Medium 4206 PR-8-M L 1 Press Roman 8 B Medium (Latin) 4007 PR-8-I 1 Press Roman 8 B Italic 4008 PR-8-B 0 Press Roman 8 B Bold 4408 PR-8-B UK 1 Press Roman 8 B Bold (UK) 4132 PR-8-BI 0 Press Roman 8 B Bold Italic 4077 PR-9-M 1 Press Roman 9 Y Medium 3071 PR-9-M F 1 Press Roman 9 Y Medium (French) 4078 PR-9-I 1 Press Roman 9 Y Italic 3072 PR-9-I F 1 Press Roman 9 Y Italic (French) 4079 PR-9-B 0 Press Roman 9 Y Bold 4127 PR-9-BI 1 Press Roman 9 Y Bold Italic 4003 PR-10-M 3 Press Roman 10 Y Medium 4012 PRX-10-G 1 Press Roman 10 Y Symbol 4017 PRX-10-M 1 Press Roman 10 Y Math 4203 PR-10-M L 1 Press Roman 10 Y Medium (Latin) 4142 PR-10-MI 0 Press Roman 10 Y Medium Italic 4004 PR-10-I 3 Press Roman 10 Y Italic 4005 PR-10-B 3 Press Roman 10 Y Bold 4405 PR-10-B UK 1 Press Roman 10 Y Bold (UK) 4121 PR-10-BI 1 Press Roman 10 Y Bold Italic 4106 PR-10-T 1 Press Roman 10 Y Technical 4000 PR-11-M 4 Press Roman 11 R Medium 4200 PR-11-M L 1 Press Roman 11 R Medium (Latin) 4001 PR-11-I 1 Press Roman 11 R Italic 4002 PR-11-B 3 Press Roman 11 R Bold 4202 PR-11-B L 1 Press Roman 11 R Bold (Latin) 4116 PR-11-BI 1 Press Roman 11 R Bold Italic 4516 PR-11-BI UK 1 Press Roman 11 R Bold Italic (UK) 4011 PRX-11-G 1 Press Roman 11 R Symbol 4015 PRX-11-M 1 Press Roman 11 R Math 4105 PR-11-T 1 Press Roman 11 R Technical 4413 RX-12 2 Ruling Font 12 R Special 4123 T-8-M 1 Theme 8 B Medium 4323 T-8-M L 1 Theme 8 B Medium (Latin) 4128 T-8-I 1 Theme 8 B Italic 4131 T-8-B 1 Theme 8 B Bold 4331 T-8-B L 1 Theme 8 B Bold (Latin) 4126 T-10-M 1 Theme 10 Y Medium 4326 T-10-M L 1 Theme 10 Y Medium (Latin) 4130 T-10-I 1 Theme 10 Y Italic 4134 T-10-B 1 Theme 10 Y Bold 4117 T-11-M 3 Theme 11 R Medium 4119 T-11-I 1 Theme 11 R Italic 4122 T-11-B 2 Theme 11 R Bold 4052 UN-7-M 1 Univers 7 B Medium 4252 UN-7-M L 1 Univers 7 B Medium (Latin) 4048 UN-8-L 1 Univers 8 B Light 3042 UN-8-L F 1 Univers 8 B Light (French) 4049 UN-8-M 1 Univers 8 B Medium 4249 UN-8-M L 1 Univers 8 B Medium (Latin) 3043 UN-8-M F 1 Univers 8 B Medium (French) 4051 UN-8-MI 1 Univers 8 B Medium Italic 3045 UN-8-MI F 1 Univers 8 B Medium Italic (French) 4451 UN-8-MI UK 1 Univers 8 B Medium Italic (UK) 4050 UN-8-B 3 Univers 8 B Bold 3044 UN-8-B L 1 Univers 8 B Bold (French) 4044 UN-10-L 2 Univers 10 Y Light 4244 UN-10-L L 1 Univers 10 Y Light (Latin) 4444 UN-10-L UK 1 Univers 10 Y Light (UK) 4045 UN-10-M 1 Univers 10 Y Medium 4245 UN-10-M L 1 Univers 10 Y Medium (Latin) 4080 UN-10-MC 1 Univers 10 B Medium Condensed 4047 UN-10-MI 1 Univers 10 Y Medium Italic 4125 UN-10-MIC 0 Univers 10 B Medium Italic Condensed 4046 UN-10-B 1 Univers 10 Y Bold 4120 UN-10-BC 1 Univers 10 B Bold Condensed 4036 UN-11-L 1 Univers 11 R Light 4236 UN-11-L L 1 Univers 11 R Light (Latin) 4037 UN-11-M 1 Univers 11 R Medium 4237 UN-11-M L 1 Univers 11 R Medium (Latin) 4437 UN-11-M UK 1 Univers 11 R Medium (UK) 4039 UN-11-MI 1 Univers 11 R Medium Italic 4439 UN-11-MI UK 1 Univers 11 R Medium Italic (UK) 4043 UN-11-MIC 1 Univers 11 Y Medium Italic Condensed 4041 UN-11-MC 2 Univers 11 Y Medium Condensed 4241 UN-11-MC L 1 Univers 11 Y Medium Condensed (Latin) 4038 UN-11-B 1 Univers 11 R Bold 4238 UN-11-B L 1 Univers 11 R Bold (Latin) 4042 UN-11-BC 1 Univers 11 Y Bold Condensed ############# Need List Selectric Composer 88-Character Proportional Num Font Qty Name Size Style ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4055 AR-8-B 0 Aldine Roman 8 B Bold 4100 BA-8-B 0 Baskerville 8 B Bold 4029 B-8-I 0 Bodoni Book 8 B Italic 4058 B-8-B 0 Bodoni Book 8 B Bold 4026 B-10-M 0 Bodoni Book 10 Y Medium 4214 C-6-MPW 0 Century 6 B Medium (Presswire) 4212 C-9-MPW 0 Century 9 Y Medium (Presswire) 4115 C-11-M 0 Century 11 R Medium 4211 CN-6-MPW 0 Classified News 6 B Medium (Presswire) 4114 CG-6-DC 0 Copperplate Gothic 6 B Double Case 4113 CG-8-DC 0 Copperplate Gothic 8 Y Double Case 4112 CG-10-DC 0 Copperplate Gothic 10 R Double Case 4111 CG-12-DC 0 Copperplate Gothic 12 R Double Case 4133 CG-10-F 0 Copperplate Gothic 10 R Fractions 4088 J-8-I 0 Journal Roman 8 B Italic 4185 J-8-BI 0 Journal Roman 8 B Bold Italic 4084 J-10-M 0 Journal Roman 10 Y Medium 4085 J-10-I 0 Journal Roman 10 Y Italic 4091 J-10-BI 0 Journal Roman 10 Y Bold Italic 4035 P-8-I 0 Pyramid 8 B Italic 4032 P-10-M 0 Pyramid 10 Y Medium 4033 P-10-I 0 Pyramid 10 Y Italic 4031 P-12-I 0 Pyramid 12 R Italic 4009 PR-7-M 0 Press Roman 7 B Medium 4010 PR-7-I 0 Press Roman 7 B Italic 4153 PR-7-B 0 Press Roman 7 B Bold 4150 PR-7-BI 0 Press Roman 7 B Bold Italic 4008 PR-8-B 0 Press Roman 8 B Bold 4132 PR-8-BI 0 Press Roman 8 B Bold Italic 4079 PR-9-B 0 Press Roman 9 Y Bold 4142 PR-10-MI 0 Press Roman 10 Y Medium Italic 4125 UN-10-MIC 0 Univers 10 B Medium Italic Condensed
What does Pyramid look like?
Examples:
https://typecast.munk.org/2021/08/02/this-typecast-brought-to-you-by-the-letters-p-8-m/
https://typecast.munk.org/2015/11/05/this-typecast-brought-to-you-by-the-letters-p-11-m/
I was picturing something like Papyrus, which turns out to be way off 😅
Yeah, it’s more of a slab-serif face like Stymie. Most of these faces are pretty much direct copies of letterpress type popular in the 60’s.
«What does Pyramid look like?»
It is Dr. Rudolf Wolf’s Memphis (1929)
https://www.fontspring.com/fonts/indian-summer-studio/selectric-pyramid