Font (and Letter) ID Help

[jrhodes]

I’m hoping to figure out the worn text on this headstone (the text under “CHARLES ZACHERO DIED”.

My idea is that if the font can be identified, I can play around with potential letters using the font.

This headstone is in Ohio, United States, and death date is 1879. Not sure if that will help narrow down font options.

• This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by jrhodes.

[MLC]

Hello, this is hand drawn and hand carved lettering. Physical alphabets, or anything that we might consider as “fonts” now were not used on memorials during the time period this was produced—though this was a common lettering style at the time.

It does appear to read: “at Brus**** France”, or “at Bras**** France”. It is also quite possible the name of the city, region, or village in France was misspelled on this memorial.

[jrhodes]

I appreciate the information and insight!

 

“Brus” was what I was coming up with as well. I will do further research on towns that resemble that and “Bras”.

 

Thank you

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