Home Forums Sign Making Discussions File Swapping Font ID Please

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    13 August 2006 at 10:38

    Looks like a variation of Times Roman to me.
    I thought the # was Goudy due to the 4 and 5, but I was wrong.
    Love…..Jill

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    13 August 2006 at 11:10

    It’s not egyptian bold is it? or centuary schoolbook maybe?

    Not at work so I can’t check it, sorry

  • John Harding

    Member
    14 August 2006 at 08:27

    Hi Jill and Shane, thanks for taking the time to look really appreciate it, of course your right its neither Goudy nor century schoolbook, don’t know about Egyptian tho as its not in my collection.

    Anyone else with a nugget of wisdom to offer please 🙂

    Thanks all – John

  • Phil Halling

    Member
    14 August 2006 at 08:34

    Looks a bit like "aldine 721 "

  • Nick Minall

    Member
    14 August 2006 at 09:03

    Maybe… Dutch 809 BT or 823 BT?

  • John Harding

    Member
    14 August 2006 at 10:42

    Thanks Phil its not quite Aldine, and Nic it isn’t Dutch 801 although I don’t have the two specific variants you mentioned.

    Thoughts anyone

    Thanks again – John

  • Nick Minall

    Member
    14 August 2006 at 15:08

    Hows this one? its a SL font, Aster -B


    Attachments:

  • Jamie Wood

    Member
    14 August 2006 at 15:12

    Looks like New Aster Bold:

    http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/new-aster/bold/

    Cheers,
    Jamie.

    PS. I have the Mac version if you need some text setting.

    Doh…beaten to it!

  • John Harding

    Member
    14 August 2006 at 20:14

    Nick your the man 😉 and Jamie just beaten by Nics nimble fingers on the keyboard!

    Thanks to everyone who took time to post 😀

    John

  • Nick Minall

    Member
    14 August 2006 at 20:20

    Pleased to help mate, the only thing wrong with the font is that it has a round full stop not a square one as in your tracing.

  • John Harding

    Member
    14 August 2006 at 20:22
    quote :

    Pleased to help mate, the only thing wrong with the font is that it has a round full stop not a square one as in your tracing

    Yep saw that nick – I think I can overcome that – even I can draw a square 😉

    John

Log in to reply.