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Hi John, this is a version of Times (not Times New Roman). There are two versions that appear to match closely, with somewhat wider letters, including Times Ten and a font named Dutch 801.
Hi Darren, this is the old metal Spacerite Uncial Gothic alphabet. There is a digital version of it available in the MLC font shop, here.
This is definitely not something I’ve run into before, and looks like it actually may be custom hand-drawn lettering.
Hello, this is something I’ve never seen before, but it looks like it is a modified version of Common Gothic. I’ve seen Star Granite do some similar adjustments to the Helvetica font, lowering the crossbar on the ‘A’, as well as the counter of the ‘P’ and ‘R’ — so I would guess that this is a custom font from Star Granite.
The rest of the characters look the same as those in Common Gothic.
Ok, it looks like this is a free font named Prince Valiant. However, the lowercase ‘C’ has been used instead of the uppercase, but it has been enlarged and perhaps also vertically stretched. The type designer specialized in scanning and digitizing old fonts, so it is likely based on a different vintage typeface, perhaps with a different name.
I Paul, this appears to be custom hand-drawn lettering to me. Definitely not something I’ve run into before.
Unfortunately, this is something I’ve not run into before. I will do some searching and get back to you.
Hi Darren, this is a font available only in the Gerber software. It is named Jenson Medium.
If you would like help matching it, feel free to use the MLC Inscription Matching Service.
Hi Buckley, this is a memorial industry version of Times Roman Bold or Extra Bold, which was given entirely different numbers. It is available in the Monu-Cad software under the name Times Roman; and in the old Craftech software, which has since been discontinued, it was named Century.
If you would like help matching it, feel free to use the MLC Inscription Matching Service.
Hello, this is a lettering style typically referred to as Round Serif, originally printer in a book on lettering by a man named Martin Meijer in 1956. It was brought into the industry by an AICA member as part of their series of blueprint alphabets, and was often done by hand before being digitized. There are several digital versions that vary in weight, and elegance, and most of them have been very poorly drawn. There are multiple versions created by AICA members, as well as versions in Monu-Cad, and Cochran’s software. As mentioned by Chris, the Monu-Cad version was renamed to K&O Sandblast 1.
This version is one of the more properly drawn versions, mimicking actual broad-nib calligraphy, and keeping the beauty of the original. This is likely one of the custom versions of the font created by an AICA member. I would reach out to Hunt Memorials of Nashville, as I have seen them use this specific version of the font.
Eventually there are plans to create an MLC version of the font, properly drawn according to the original version.
