Ostvolk Decorations

[Tom Yanacek]

Hi guys,
the fonts issue was already discussed on Cases and Packets sub forum and Markus Hatton proved that fonts was change in 1941-1942 , but I can't find the thread after forum moved to a new server.
I post the images of Keller Ostmedaille packet and it has regular font, even Ostmedaille was instituted early, in May 1942. How explain that, Keller firm going back and forth with fonts?

Hello Andrei,

The packets for East Medals are pretty standardized, for whatever the reason, and it seems that all makers used the Antiqua font for titling these packets. But if Fraktur was prohibited, why is the maker name on that Keller East Medal packet still in Fraktur? And just because Keller used Antiqua for East Medal packets, doesn't imply (for me anyway) that they would use the same exact font for every kind of packet made thereafter. I see nothing really unusual about switching from one font to another. You would almost expect to see differences from one printing job to the next.

Best regards,
Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

A late war packet for an injection-molded Luft Ground Assault Badge by Arno Wallpach. Still in Frakturschrift?

[peterm]

The packets for East Medals are pretty standardized, for whatever the reason, and it seems that all makers used the Antiqua font for titling these packets. But if Fraktur was prohibited, why is the maker name on that Keller East Medal packet still in Fraktur? And just because Keller used Antiqua for East Medal packets, doesn't imply (for me anyway) that they would use the same exact font for every kind of packet made thereafter. I see nothing really unusual about switching from one font to another. You would almost expect to see differences from one printing job to the next.

Although Andrei's thread is in general very good, I'm absolutely with You concerning the above posted opinion!

Kind regards, Peter