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Hello, this is all originally custom, hand drawn lettering. You can see the slight differences from letter to letter in the earlier inscriptions. Nearer the bottom you can see that the Spacerite Classic Roman alphabet has been used for some characters (‘A’, ‘D’, ‘L’, ‘I’, ‘B’, ‘1’, etc.), while other more eccentric or noticeable characters were modified by hand to match the earlier inscriptions (‘R’, ‘H’, ‘S’, ‘6’, ‘9’, etc.).
You can see how some characters have changed quite dramatically from the top to the bottom lines (‘A’, ‘2’, ‘3’).
This all creates a difficult situation for the individual adding subsequent information. Do you match the last inscription or the first? Or do you try to morph the characters to be somewhere in between?
Either way this will need to be custom matched. Please reach out if you would like to utilize the inscription matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hi Randy, this is a Monu-Cad font called Smith Consensed SIP. Unfortunately, there is currently no known digital font available outside of Monu-Cad. If you’d like any help matching it feel free to use the matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Yes, this is a font called Scriptural Art, an old metal Spacerite letter set designed by architect and memorial draftsman Conrad Kenerson. The only digital version I am aware of is in the Monu-Cad software, where it was renamed “MG Script”.
There are plans to make a version for the Monument Lettering Center, but it is currently down the queue quite a ways.
If you’d like help matching the font, feel free to utilize the matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Yes, this is a version of Garamond. Unfortunately, there are probably more versions of Garamond available than there are for any other font and this is not an obvious version. American Garamond or ATF Garamond my be a good base to start with, but would both still need to be modified to match. This version appears to be slightly more condensed than most non-condensed (regular) versions.
This is hand-cut lettering where the original metal Spacerite Modified Roman letters were used to layout the inscription. The MLC has created a font to match this type of lettering, but due to the hand-cut nature, there are often still some differences. In this case the serifs seem to be somewhat longer than the MLC version, and would need to be manually modified to match.
Here is a link to the font: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/mlc-spacerite-modified-roman-handcut/
The crossbar on ‘A’ also seems to have been manually dropped down from the original metal letters. However, the MLC version of the font has an alternate character available to match this letter, when using software that supports OpenType alternates.
Hello, this is just a variation of the Vermarco alphabet, likely either all hand drawn, or perhaps some letters are from the Spacerite letter sets (the first standardized version in the industry). Because Vermarco is based on various Art Deco lettering styles of the 1920s and 30s, you see many similar styles that continued to be used throughout the 1940s and 50s in advertising.
It was a hugely popular style of lettering, and this in turn influenced many variations by draftsmen in the memorial industry, who typically referred to the style as “modern” lettering, and often made changes to many different letters they didn’t like or wanted to add more style to. That style of ‘A’ was actually quite common, but no known reproducible letter set was ever made with this style. Attached are some examples:
Yes, this is a font called Baker Signet. If you don’t have it currently, it can be purchased here: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/baker-signet
Hi there, without seeing an image I can’t say for sure, but this is likely a hand drawn lettering style. If it is from the 30s it is almost certainly the case, as there were only a handful of styles widely available at the time as a reproducible letter sets. I do however have a number of photos of examples of similar hand drawn lettering on memorials.
If you would like help matching the lettering, feel free to use the matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hello, this fonts is called Monotype Corsiva. If you don’t already have a copy it can be purchased here: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/mti/monotype-corsiva/
Hi Eric, this is likely Peebles Script (Monu-Cad proprietary font) or Athletic Script (Commercial TTF). Difficult to find Athletic Script, as it appears it is no longer for sale or downloadable.
There is also a second, less elegant but similar variation of the font called Sport Script. Copied from an unknown original, it spawned many variations for the sign and monument industries, it has inconsistent numbers and punctuation. Cadlink SignLab’s Sport Script, and Craftech Software’s Athletic Script are proprietary Monument Industry versions. There were/are also some commercial TTF versions available named Aktuelle, Opti Sport Script, Spoleto, MVB Mascot, and AZ Cut.
Yes, this is Jenson Medium in Gerber. It is not a Gerber original, but a rare adaptation of Jenson, and was first a metal type font with several weights. There is not currently any other digital version available outside of Gerber’s, which is a proprietary filetype and may not be used in any other software.
Feel free to use the MLC Inscription Matching Service if you would like help creating a digital file to match the lettering.
Good afternoon, this is the plastic ScotchKut Double Outline alphabet, or a digital font based on the letters.
See the following fonts in the shop: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/mlc-scotchkut-double-outline-medium-large/
https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/mlc-scotchkut-double-outline-small/
Hello, this is a version of the font Georgia. Typically Georgia contains non-lining figures, but what you have here shows the lining figures. Georgia Pro does contain lining figures, but you will likely need to use software that allows OpenType features to access them.
https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ascender/georgia-pro?tab=individualStyles/
Hi John, this is the Spacerite Double Outline, the first frosted outline alphabet available to the industry. The main giveaway is the gap in ‘6’ and ‘9’ where they would typically connect back into themselves, and the leg of ‘R’ hooks up slightly more than usual. The MLC has finally collected enough letter sets at different sizes to begin working on the font, and it should be available later this year but will take some extra time as it will likely be a set of 3 or 4 fonts to match all versions. This was the first known letter set to change significantly at the smaller and larger sizes.
