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Hello, this is Cheltenham Medium in the Gerber Omega software, though you may be able to find a TTF version that is similar enough.
Hi Brian, this appears to be hand-drawn and hand-cut. In 1977 there were only a couple of script styles available as plastic press alphabets, so most of the time they were desired on a memorial they were created by hand like this.
Hello, I believe this is a version of a Raised Modified Roman designed by Remco Memorials. It may also be available in Cochran’s Monumental Designer software, but I’m not positive it’s available to all users.
If you’d like help matching it, feel free to use the Inscription Matching Service.
Hello Ben, this appears to be the metal Spacerite Double Outline alphabet, which has been hand-cut and given points on the vertical strokes to mimic fonts in the Tuscan style. Unfortunately, while there is an MLC version of the original Spacerite alphabet in the works, there are currently no known digital versions of it available, and either way would need to be modified to match.
If you’d like help matching this, you can use the MLC Inscription Matching service, here: Inscription Matching Service
Hello, this is a font some Monu-Cad users have named Fatbar Modified, there is also a Fatbar Condensed. I don’t believe the Fatbar fonts are standard Monu-Cad fonts, as they do not appear anywhere in the Monu-Cad font catalog.
I’d love to hear from any users who have information on where the fonts came from.
Hello, I believe the is custom lettering. In 1976 there were only a handful of reproducible lettering styles available to the memorial industry as plastic or metal alphabets, and this is not something I have seen in any of the catalogs from any of the known lettering companies.
If you’d like help matching it, feel free to use the Inscription Matching Service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hello, this is believed to be a custom font designed by the since closed down EC Crooks Memorial Company out of Carthage, New York. It is loosely based on a script alphabet in an old Vermont Marble Company lettering book, and is similar (though there are many obvious differences) to a font in Cochran’s Monumental Designer software, named “Roman Modified Script”, which is also based on the same script alphabet from the Vermont Marble Company.
Unfortunately there is currently nowhere to purchase the font, though the Monument Lettering Center has been collecting references for several years and will likely end up creating one.
In the meantime, if you would like help matching it for a date of death, feel free to utilize the Inscription Matching Service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Unfortunately I’m not aware of any digital fonts available that will get you close to this inscription. If you would like help matching it, feel free to use the Inscription Matching Service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
This is the font “Smith SIP” or “Smith SIP 2” in Monu-Cad, which has been outlined. The original versions of the fonts are not outlined. To my knowledge there are currently no versions of the font available outside of the Monu-Cad software.
Hello Ben, this looks like a custom lettering style and it is possible it was even created by an architect or monument shop, maybe even designed specifically for this mausoleum. An old blueprint alphabet or letter set could have been used as well, though it is rare to find them so not many have been digitized into modern fonts. The ‘ball serifs’ on certain numbers like this were often used on custom lettering styles on older memorials, usually between 1920s and 1940s, but sometimes all the way into the 1970s.
If you’d like help matching this lettering for an inscription, feel free to use the MLC Inscription Matching Service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hello, this is a version of the font Arab Brushstroke, though it does look like this specific version is slightly different (note the more rounded horizontal stroke on ‘T’ on Arab). There is another version of the font called Cedar Key. The exact version may have a different name and be in some sign-making or monument software.
