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The numbers look close to a typical splayed corner or block font with a few serifs added here and there, but the letters are thinner and have quite a few unique elements like nothing I’ve come across. This is likely hand drawn, or perhaps an in-house creation made into a metal or wood alphabet, as it does look consistent from letter to letter. Either way it is a custom match job.
As always, if you would like help matching it, feel free to use the inscription matching service in the shop: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hello, this is a type of Roman lettering modified to look Gothic and typically used on Catholic memorials. It has a loosely Lombardic-Uncial feel. There is no real historical basis for this type of lettering and it is almost certainly hand drawn, so it will need to be matched by hand.
Hello Randy, this is Optima Bold, though the punctuation appears to be different, so you’ll need to create your own comma. This is probably a version of the font created for a memorial design software where some slight changes were made. You can purchase it here: myfonts.com
I have since identified this font as Design Mart’s Classic Roman, which is a mashup of two pre-existing fonts, a print industry font called Bembo and elements of the monument industry font Classic Roman.
Hi Chris, this is a font called Maiandra Demi Bold, you can purchase it here.
This is a version of Condensed Roman. It is most likely the Spacerite Condensed Roman with manually thickened bars and serifs, as there is no known version of this font that has serifs this thick or long. The serifs on the top of ‘T’ are especially noticeable.
The ScotchKut Condensed Roman at the smaller sizes matches pretty close to the boldness of this lettering, but the serifs will not be as long.
Good afternoon. This is in all likelihood a hand drawn Roman style, so it will need to be matched manually. By the 1940s there were only about a dozen different lettering styles available for reproducing letters in the industry, all in the form of physical letter sets–though some shops did create their own alphabets out of metal or wood as well.
If you’d like help matching the lettering, feel free to use the MLC inscription matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
This is a custom script style by the Johns-Carabelli company of Ohio. The company has designed several lettering styles for internal use, which were originally hand-drawn on each memorial–however, it is likely they have since created digital versions.
Because there is no digital font available, it will need to be matched manually. If you need it, the Monument Lettering Center has a service for matching custom or hard to find lettering, and has a large collection of sample images of this lettering style to draw from: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hi Dan this is likely a custom art deco lettering style. I’ve seen some very similar styles in old memorial catalogs, typically referred to as “Modern”.
There are some deco fonts like Broadway and Lemondrop that are vaguely similar but ultimately not a match.
This will need to be matched by hand. Feel free to reach out if you would like to use the inscription matching service: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hello, the MLC has completed a version of this font, based on the alphabet from the PMD company for their Cutrite line of letter sets. The punctuation may be different than what you have, do you happen to have any images of your punctuation? I’d like to have a version of the font to be able to match each of the plastic letter sets.
https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/mlc-cutrite-modified-roman-raised/
Hello Randy, this is a font called “Runestone”, which was apparently created by a couple of designers at the Coldspring Granite Company. A number of versions have been created by those in the industry but none are currently commercially available I’m afraid. If you need it matched for a second inscription, feel free to use the matching service, the MLC has matched it several times: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/
Hello Robert, yes, there are a number of the used Spacerite sets still available. Will reach out via email this week for more details on what you’re looking for.
Hello Randy, this font is called Friz Quadrata. It appears as if the name has been manually squeezed, but the dates are at normal width. The punctuation is slightly smaller than it should be, so this is likely a knock-off version in a memorial or sign-making software. The font can be purchased here.
Hello Marc, go ahead and upload a photo of the letters here, or email a photo to info@monumentletteringcenter.com
There are a number of different plastic stencil press alphabets that were produced in a green color, so it is difficult to say without seeing them.
The Spacerite fonts will definitely not match your plastic letters, but there were multiple companies who produced different versions of the plastic letters, including SKS, PALL, and AISC.
