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Nicolas, I will add you to the contact list. You will receive an email when the font is completed.

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Nicolas, I will add you to the list of customers to contact when the font is completed.

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This is almost certainly a hand-drawn letter style or perhaps a very rare blueprint alphabet and will need to be custom matched.

Feel free to use the matching service if you’d like help: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/

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This appears to be a somewhat poorly digitized version of Helvetica. The exact version looks like it may be “Helvetica Light” in the Monu-Cad software.

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Yes, this is definitely not a style that was available as a reproducible letter set at the time. It does appear fairly consistent, but looking closely there are some slight differences from letter to letter so it is almost certainly hand cut.

Feel free to use the matching service if you would like help matching this inscription: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/cemetery-inscription-matching-service/

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Hello John, this is a common issue with hand-cut lettering, as the boldness of the letter depended on whether the stencil cutter followed just inside or just outside of the lines on the stencil with the knife blade. Even the angle of the knife blade can make a difference if it was not held completely vertical. Sometimes the Spacerite letters would be used but a slightly bolder letter was desired so a conscious effort was made to thicken up the letters, so there can be a lot of variance.

You’ll need to consult the Flexi Sign manual on page 59 to see instructions on adding an outline to a font in order to make it bolder. Below is a link to a Flexi manual: https://www.thinkmutoh.com/wp-content/uploads/articulate_uploads/MUTOH-FlexiSIGN-Webinar-Marathon-Replay1/story_content/external_files/NEW%20Flexi%20Training%20Manual.pdf

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This is a font called Egyptienne 505 Bold, though it looks like it may have been manually condensed.

Egyptian 505

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This appears to be a digital version of the Classic Roman alphabet. I’ve never seen this exact version before, but it is very similar to the Spacerite Classic Roman, which contains the spur on the ‘G’ as on your rubbing. However, not all of the characters match the Spacerite version, including the ‘M’, ‘A’, 2, and zero–which are all more similar to the Spacerite Modified Roman alphabet. It is possible this is a custom digital version where some changes have been made.

Here is a link to the MLC’s version of the Spacerite Classic Roman: https://www.monumentletteringcenter.com/product/mlc-spacerite-classic-roman/

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Hello Jill, this is a version of Bookman called Bookman Old Style: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/mti/bookman-old-style/std-roman/

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Hi Brian, this is a font called Le Griffe: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/le-griffe/

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This appears to be a slightly modified SKS Double Outline (without the second outline). Slightly bolder than the traditional Modified or Classic Roman, it appears that some of the spurs may have been manually cut off, which are present on the numeral ‘1’, ‘2’, and ‘4’ of the original alphabet. The numeral ‘4’ is the giveaway when identifying this alphabet, with the serif on the crossbar being so tight up against the stem.

MLC ScotchKut Double Outline – Medium-Large

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Hello Rosa, there are two versions of the Double Outline that have this style 9 (and 6). The original Double Outline font was created by the Spacerite company at a metal alphabet and this is likely the Spacerite version. Unfortunately, there is no digital version of the font currently available. The characters changed quite a bit at different sizes, so it is a difficult font to make, as many versions will need to be made in order to match the font at all sizes. However, there will be an MLC version completed hopefully in the next 3 to 6 months.

There was also a plastic stencil press alphabet released at some point to mimic the Spacerite Double Outline, but it is exceedingly rare and which company produced it is unknown. Other plastic Double Outline alphabets had 6s and 9s that connected back in to the themeselves instead of leaving a gap.

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Hello Randy, sorry for the delay. This is a font called Smith SIP and is currently only available in the Monu-Cad software.

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Hello Randy, this is a version of a Baskerville. It appears to be Baskerville BT Regular.

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This is a font called “Modern”, introduced to the AICA as an alphabet blueprint by AICA member Haywood Ellis in the 1960s.

There is a version of the font in Monu-Cad under the correct name, and there is a version available for Gerber called “Tacky”, created by CGX: http://cgxmonumentshop.com

There are currently no versions of the font available in the standard font formats, but there will be an MLC version at some point in the future.

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