Caslon

[ kaz-luh n ]

/ ˈkæz lən /

noun

William,1692–1766, English type founder and designer.

Printing. an old-style type modeled after the types designed by William Caslon.

Examples from the Web for caslon

Besides, drawled Mr. Caslon, the womans got a good sized family of her owntheres six or seven of em, aint there?
Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm|Alice B. Emerson
And Tom was going down to buy ten dollars worth more to put with what Mr. Caslon has.
Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm|Alice B. Emerson
One suggested font that seems to support the characters (and is free for use) is the Caslon Roman font.
Arthur, Copied And Edited From The Marquis of Bath's MS|Editor: Frederick J. Furnivall
Fine types were cast by Baskerville and Caslon; printing machines were perfected.
The Printed Book|Henri Bouchot

Mr. Caslon leaped nimbly to one side and whacked the goat savagely across the back with his knobby stick.
Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for caslon

Caslon

/ (ˈkæzlən) /

noun

a style of type designed by William Caslon, English type founder (1692–1766)

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Caslon

noun

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Caslon

noun