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 Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject: Bulbous Font ID - mid 1960s |
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Any thoughts as to the typeface? Would have been no later than
mid-1960s. I've seen some of the other 'bulbous' fonts such as
bottleneck, Guillotine, Jackpot, Cooper Goodtime, or Artone. None
quite fit.
http://www.ionpool.net/typeface_thick_bottom_sample.gif
Thank you in advance,
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| Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Bulbous Font ID - mid 1960s Almost found it ... |
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In the Solotype Catalog, page 51, is a font identified as "Avon", that
is VERY close. The 'A' is almost identical, the 'C' is more open, and
there are no other corresponding letters. Unfortunately, noöne has
found a digitized version or equivalent.
I'm curious - where did your sample come from?
- Character
tom wrote:
| Quote: | Any thoughts as to the typeface? Would have been no later than
mid-1960s. I've seen some of the other 'bulbous' fonts such as
bottleneck, Guillotine, Jackpot, Cooper Goodtime, or Artone. None
quite fit.
http://www.ionpool.net/typeface_thick_bottom_sample.gif
Thank you in advance,
tom |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Bulbous Font ID - mid 1960s Almost found it ... |
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On Oct 26, 12:28 pm, Character <C...@cters.bold.italic> wrote:
| Quote: | In the Solotype Catalog, page 51, is a font identified as "Avon", that
is VERY close. The 'A' is almost identical, the 'C' is more open, and
there are no other corresponding letters. Unfortunately, noöne has
found a digitized version or equivalent.
This was from a non-nationally distributed U.S. advertisement, circa |
1965. I have seen some other ads and promotional materials from the
same source that utilized a Clarendon typeface, but everything looked
somewhat hand-set, as there were a few slightly askew letters (only
noticeable once I laid new type on top of the original in Photoshop).
This made me think that perhaps this was an off-the-shelf typeface
that anyone in an art store could pick up and otherwise apply to a
graphics piece? I really, really cannot see any metal typefaces being
used for the original layout of the design. Far too 'professional'
work :)
Is the Solotype Catalog somewhere online for viewing?
tm
| Quote: | I'm curious - where did your sample come from?
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tom wrote:
Any thoughts as to the typeface? Would have been no later than
mid-1960s. I've seen some of the other 'bulbous' fonts such as
bottleneck, Guillotine, Jackpot, Cooper Goodtime, or Artone. None
quite fit.
http://www.ionpool.net/typeface_thick_bottom_sample.gif
Thank you in advance,
tom |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: Bulbous Font ID - mid 1960s Almost found it ... |
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On Oct 28, 11:11 am, Character <C...@cters.bold.italic> wrote:
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Not any useful pages, but I took a picture of AVON from the catalog;
you can see it here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/158384729/avon.jpg.html
As long as I had the image, I uploaded it to WhatTheFont. It found a
font that looks like it used the same raw material, but made some of
the serifs larger and rounded. It's Canada Type's "Jackpot"http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/canadatype/jackpot/
As you said, you sample may have been produced by rub-on lettering or
a paper cut-and-paste alphabet. There were many dry-transfer alphabets
that have never been digitized, and unless some are found in attics,
may never be.
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Thanks for that! Will likely vectorize my sample text and play around
with it, as you are probably right about the rub-on or cut-and-paste
lettering.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: Bulbous Font ID - mid 1960s Almost found it ... |
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tom wrote:
| Quote: | On Oct 26, 12:28 pm, Character <C...@cters.bold.italic> wrote:
In the Solotype Catalog, page 51, is a font identified as "Avon", that
is VERY close. The 'A' is almost identical, the 'C' is more open, and
there are no other corresponding letters. Unfortunately, noöne has
found a digitized version or equivalent.
This was from a non-nationally distributed U.S. advertisement, circa
1965. I have seen some other ads and promotional materials from the
same source that utilized a Clarendon typeface, but everything looked
somewhat hand-set, as there were a few slightly askew letters (only
noticeable once I laid new type on top of the original in Photoshop).
This made me think that perhaps this was an off-the-shelf typeface
that anyone in an art store could pick up and otherwise apply to a
graphics piece? I really, really cannot see any metal typefaces being
used for the original layout of the design. Far too 'professional'
work :)
Is the Solotype Catalog somewhere online for viewing?
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Not any useful pages, but I took a picture of AVON from the catalog;
you can see it here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/158384729/avon.jpg.html
As long as I had the image, I uploaded it to WhatTheFont. It found a
font that looks like it used the same raw material, but made some of
the serifs larger and rounded. It's Canada Type's "Jackpot"
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/canadatype/jackpot/
As you said, you sample may have been produced by rub-on lettering or
a paper cut-and-paste alphabet. There were many dry-transfer alphabets
that have never been digitized, and unless some are found in attics,
may never be.
- Character
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I'm curious - where did your sample come from?
- Character
tom wrote:
Any thoughts as to the typeface? Would have been no later than
mid-1960s. I've seen some of the other 'bulbous' fonts such as
bottleneck, Guillotine, Jackpot, Cooper Goodtime, or Artone. None
quite fit.
http://www.ionpool.net/typeface_thick_bottom_sample.gif
Thank you in advance,
tom
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