Yves, how old is this? Looks like the sort of thing Harold Lohner or Nick Curtis might have revived.

- Mike Yanega

Frustrating. Can't find a digital.
Somewhat similar flavor is a design by Lucien Bernhard sold by Bauersche Gießerei in 1930 as Lilith. Digitized by Nick Curtis as Annabelle Matinee NF http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/nicksfonts/annabelle-matinee-nf/
Don

Are you sure it's not lettering? Either that or lots of alternates – four different e:s, three different o's, lower case p seems small and uneven comparatively etc.

True, but many lettering specimens have been the source of fonts. I know that Nick Curtis, for example, sometimes made fonts based on the limited set of letters found on a luggage label, or something like that. Also, this looks like the sort of thing that showcard lettering artists would make. Quite often they had a full alphabet to use as a reference. So perhaps it is still possible that someone fonted this one.
Don

At first I thought this looked familiar - and I searched all over at likely sources - but then I concluded that fonts like Lilith, inline Einhorn and a Japanese font called Candy all contributed to this feeling. After seeing the extreme differences in the two s's (and lesser differences Johan mentions), I highly suspect this is (very nice) artwork.

I know Einhorn but I can't find a Japanese font called Candy.
I presume its not this one :)
http://designtaxi.com/news/358774/Weird-Toilet-Candy-From-Japan-Lets-You...
Do you have a pic?
Don

The creator was Creator Font, but the site link is dead now. The font itself, Candy Bold, is irrelevant outside my own graphic memory - and poorly made.

Many thanks Mike F. I agree memory is pretty subjective, and the font is indeed not a masterpiece. I suppose we can now say finis to this wannabe font? :)
Cheers
Don