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Hello Jill, I have run into this outlined version of Zapf Chancery before, but I believe it is either a custom version or possibly one available in some monument software I am not aware of. I have checked it against Monu-Cad, Gerber, Cochran’s, Flexi, Craftech, DesignMart, The Drafting Shoppe, Creative Premier, CGX, and SignLab with no luck.
Hi John, this is the SKS Double Outline plastic stencil press alphabets in the largest sizes (2″-3.5″), or it is a possibly a digital version in some memorial design software. Cochrans for instance has versions of it available. The punctuation has either been hand-cut or it was not drawn up directly from the plastic alphabet.
The MLC has a version of the font available in the font shop: MLC ScotchKut Double Outline – Medium-Large
Sorry John, other than the versions mentioned in Monu-Cad and Gerber there are no known purchasable fonts. I do have the rubbings of the stencil press alphabet if you’d like help matching the inscription, feel free to utilize the MLC matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hello John, this is Monu-Cad’s version of an old plastic stencil press alphabet. The capital ‘A’ and ‘L’ are from Monu-Cad’s “Roman Italic Medium”, while the lowercase is from their version of the font named “Stylish Sandblast 1”. There is also a version of it in Gerber named “Sandblast I ACCT. A.K. REV.B”, though Gerber does not have a version of Monu-Cad’s “Roman Italic Medium”.
The stencil press alphabet was listed in the PMD Cutrite catalog as “Fancy Roman”, though it is believed to have originally been a Gaspari/PALL Corporation alphabet. However, as of yet a PALL catalog image has not been found. Below is an image of the lowercase from PMD’s catalog. There was also an uppercase and a set of numerals.
The font used for the original engraving is Caxton. Unfortunately, it appears someone tried to match it using URW Garamond Extra Bold Wide for Paul’s name, and Garth Graphic Black for his dates, while attempting to modify the ‘2’, ‘9’, and ‘0’ in order to match the existing numbers.
Good morning, this is a chancery style font called Lucida Calligraphy. Some older versions of the font have serifs on the ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘6’, and ‘9’; but it is difficult to tell from the size of the image if it is present on this memorial.
https://www.myfonts.com/collections/lucida-calligraphy-font-monotype-imaging
Hello, this font is named French Script: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/mti/atfrench-script/
Hello, no, there are no condensed versions of the Government font. Unfortunately, this lettering has been manually condensed by squeezing the text, which throws off the horizontal and vertical stroke contrast.
To match it you’ll need to manually condense your own version of the font.
Hi Teemal, it looks like it is loosely based on a font called Nabuco Bold: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ominetype/nabuco/bold/
However, the numerals are entirely different. It is possible they are both based on an earlier existing font.
Hello Jill, this appears to be Helvetica for the names, and Helvetica Condensed for the dates. It also looks like the Bold or Black weight may have been used, with an inline instead of an outline, giving it a narrower feel. However, it is possible that the Regular weight was used with an outline, but it would take some playing with it to figure out the exact versions.
Hello, this is an unknown letter style. It is likely that it was hand-drawn, as many older memorials had hand-drawn surname lettering, due to the fact that most metal and plastic alphabets did not typically go above 3″ to 4″ in height.
It does, however, bare a resemblance to the Holes & McClellan/Floyd A. Holes Co. Modified Roman, though it looks like it has been given much wider letters: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/mlc-fah-modified-roman/
Hello, this is a font called Elbreco. There are currently no versions of it available for sale, or in any software. The history is a bit murky, but it is believed to have been designed by an AICA member, and dates back to at least 1958. It was never included in the Spacerite catalog of alphabets, but it was made into a custom metal Spacerite alphabet at some point and possibly made available only to AICA members.
It is very similar to another font called Westminster, which is slightly bolder and narrower, and some letters and numbers contain difference. AICA members have created digital versions of both fonts.
The good news is that the Monument Lettering Center has collected rubbings of the Spacerite letters and is currently working on an MLC version. It will likely be available sometime this year. In the meantime, if you’d like help matching an inscription, feel free to use the inscription matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hello Jill, I’ve merged the two topics, as these are the same font.
This is a digital version of the ScotchKut “Shadow Edge” alphabet, with the outline and shadow removed, and the crossbar on the ‘A’ has been lowered. The original alphabet did not contain any numbers, and the numbers here do not match those from existing digital versions I’ve seen.
I believe this is a custom font made by a monument shop and is not available in any software. It is possible that the numbers from another existing font were used and modified. The 3 for instance does not have a serif at the center joint, which is not typical of a Modified Roman font. The zero is wider and more oval than a typical Modified Roman and is similar to the zero on the original metal Spacerite Classic Roman alphabet.
Attached is an image of a digital version of the Shadow Edge font with outline and shadow removed. For comparison, I’ve kept the ‘A’ on top intact, and below I’ve lowered the crossbar to match your photos.
If you’d like help matching these, feel free to use the inscription matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
