Typophile

text from old (30's - 40's - 50's ???) Italian bar logo

Elvee

Hi all,

I'm breaking my head over this font. I want to determine the "Napoli" and "dal 1932" part. Probably the same ;).

Thanks in advance!

Lucas

defiantone

this one's a bit bigger, but don't be surprised if it's hand lettered.

Elvee

If it is hand lettered, what would be the best alternative then?

defiantone

i'm not saying what it is or isn't. and honestly, one of my more esteemed colleagues will have a much better answer than i. some of the folks here are very educated about older types :)

Nick Curtis

Almost certainly hand-lettered. This is similar, but perhaps not cigar-worthy...

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/nicksfonts/moonshine-script-nf/moonshine-sc...

Donald H. Tucker

Hand lettered. For example look at the two versions of a.
As for the best alternative, I think that is for you to decide based on what you see.
Here is a little collection fonts -- some very common, others probably unfamiliar -- that have various aspects of the lettering style:
BrushScript:


CascadeScriptLT:

ForelleMN:

FreestyleScriptLET:

Impregnable:

Kaufmann:

LHFSamsterScript

MarketingScript:
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PendryScriptEF:

RondoMN:

ScriptMTBold:

Enjoy.
Don

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