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Hello Torrey, this is a version of Common Gothic, or Round Corner Gothic. I’m not aware of any outlined versions, so the outline was likely added in the designers software.
The ScotchKut Common Gothic looks like a close match: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/mlc-scotchkut-common-gothic/
Hello, this is a font called Runestone Condensed, which I’ve most often seen used on Veteran wall projects. The origins are a bit unknown but as far as I am aware it is a Cold Spring specific font. The original Runestone font dates back to at least the 1969 Kensington Runestone monument, which in all likelihood is where it gets its name, but it is uncertain who actually designed the lettering style and when. The Condensed version is believed to have been designed much later.
Cold Spring does not sell the font directly, nor is it available anywhere else, but for a fee (I’ve been told it is something like $80) they will send you a DXF layout ready for cutting, of text you need to have matched.
You can also always use the MLC Inscription Matching Service if you’d like help matching this lettering: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hi Jill, I’m sorry to say I’m not aware of this particular outlined roman. It is likely hand-drawn, or modified from another version. Cochran’s software has a similar font (their version of Polished Edge), but it is not quite this heavy. I’ve looked through all of the industry font catalogs I have—both digital and pre-digital—and not found a match.
Hi Brian, this is a font called Academy Engraved: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/academy-engraved/std/
Hi Chris, this is a version of Condensed Roman (likely the Spacerite alphabet), which has been modified to emulate memorial designer Gene Brusetti’s custom roman lettering style. The more squared-off ovals of the curved letters, and the extension of the crossbar to the left side of the letter of ‘A’, ‘H’, and often ‘E/F’, are typical of his style.
Brusetti was head designer of Rock of Ages for many years, and many of the designs he drew for the company were graced with his signature roman style.
The Monument Lettering Center has plans to create a font based on Gene’s lettering, but it may be several years before it is completed. Feel free to utilize the Inscription Matching Service if you’d like help matching it: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hi Jill, thanks for the photos, this is a font called Cambria: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ascender/cambria/
Hello John, this is ITC Avant Garde Bold Condensed. The condensed version is not as popular and is more difficult to identify than non-condensed versions of the font:
https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/avant-garde-gothic/std-condensed-bold/
Hello Jill, it appears there was an issue uploading your photo. Please re-upload it and I’ll attempt to identify it for you.
Hello Andy, this is hand-drawn blackletter or “Old English” style lettering and will need to be drawn up digitally or by hand in order to be matched.
Reach out if you are interested in using the MLC Inscription Matching Service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Yes, this appears to be hand-drawn and hand-cut. There are fonts that might match some elements fairly closely, but likely not all. The mixed ball-serif (2s, 5s, and 3,s) and sans-serif (6s and 9s) numbers will be difficult to find in one modern font.
Reach out if you would like to use the inscription matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hi Toby, this is Trajan: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/trajan/trajan/
Hi Torrey, this is a font called Skia: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/cartercone/skia-cc/
