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This is likely hand drawn, as there were no reproducible script-style fonts available to the industry until the 1970s or 1980s. It seems loosely based on the Vermont Marble Company’s colonial script style alphabet, which was printed in a booklet titled “Lettering in Marble” in 1923, and often referenced throughout the first half of the twentieth century.
The dates are in the Spacerite Double Outline alphabet with the second outline removed. There are no known digital versions of the style, but the Monument Lettering Center is currently working on one.
Feel free to reach out if you are interested in using the MLC Inscription Matching Service for either of these lettering styles: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hi Michael, this is the ScotchKut Double Outline, or more than likely a digital font based on the original plastic alphabet. There are three versions of the font, which differ depending on the size of the original letter sets. It is unclear whether the version of the font used for the surname is based on the largest or medium-sized alphabets, but the names and dates appear to be based on the medium sizes.
The MLC has created versions of the font to match the medium and large sets of the fonts: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/mlc-scotchkut-double-outline-medium-large/
As well as the small sets: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/mlc-scotchkut-double-outline-small/
This is interesting. It’s a modified version of the Concorde font. Another version of the font named “Dutch 809” is nearly identical, but both fonts have a different capital ‘J’ than is pictured here. It looks as if the ‘J’ was borrowed from another similar font such as Calisto.
The font used for the years appears to be Palatino Bold Italic.
The other one took quite a bit of digging. The font for the names appears to be Chaparral, and the information below is the same font in italic. However, there are several variations of the font (Regular, Caption, Subhead, and Display). Without closer photos, it is difficult to tell which version was used for this memorial.
Hi Richard, this is a version of Times New Roman only available in Gerber. It has bolder serifs and is more condensed than a typical version of Times.
Yes, it is a free font called “Great Vibes”, which can be downloaded here: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/great-vibes
Yes, I’ll just need to know the distance from the bottom of the first/last letters (both are ‘S’), to the bottom of the highest letter, which looks like it’s the ‘E’ in Schley.
Or a scan of a rubbing of that section of the marker will give me the info I need.
Hi Jill, this is a font named “Lydia” which was available only in the old Craftech software, which is a modified version of the original font “Lydian”.
There are some smaller changes to many letters, but the longer crossbar on the ‘G’ is the most noticeable difference.
Hi Jill, unfortunately I have been unable to track down the exact font, the closest font I know of is Iowan Old Style Bold Italic, but there are differences.
Hi John, yes, I can match any type of lettering you can find–including custom calligraphy–with any kind of outline style.
Hi John, this is just a hand-drawn version of Common Gothic. No digital version will match it terribly closely, but it could be a good starting point.
Hello Jill, unfortunately I’ll need more detail to confirm the font on this memorial, so a better photo would be helpful.
