Typophile

Monogram style like font

Stefan Chirila

Does anyone know of a font similar with this? The name of the font appears on the top of the scan together with the foundry name and the year but I haven't seen anything like this digitized. I think it looks wonderful and I was wondering how the rest of the letters of the alphabet look like. So please, if anyone has some examples similar with this it would be great! Thank you in advance.

Font: 
Monogram Caps, No 530 by Edwin C. Ruthven, 1873
Solved By: 
donshottype
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ryukk

Far from matching but I like Alt Gotisch Einfach and Eccles.

Stefan Chirila

Funny but when I saw them it kind of reminded me of the scan I have uploaded. Thaks

Stefan Chirila

I have found two more letters.

Donald H. Tucker

This is what the rest of your upper case looks like, an enhanced image from the patent of 1873


An emaciated Alt Gotisch! The punch-out circles are open to the outside, in the same manner as alt Gotisch.
This spindly Gothic would be a great font to recreate for Halloween.
Don

Donald H. Tucker

Your image is from the Loy book on 19th century american punch cutters, so I expect that you noted that the typeface was cut by Edwin C. Ruthven.
Don

Donald H. Tucker

Better quality pix of some caps extracted from an old Bruce specimen book


Don

Stefan Chirila

Hey Don, I have no words to thank you for all this. Truly! And I really appreciate all the effort you put into uploading the specimen. I love this font! I hope to be able to recreate it, especially now that I know how some of the letters look like. I was having trouble imagining how the letters X, K, and Y would look like. And yes, the typeface was cut by Edwin Ruthven from the Loy's book. Thank you again!

Stefan

Donald H. Tucker

Happy to have been of some help Stefan. My experience in making this type of font is that it works well if you get the basic letter forms right before doing the punch outs and additions such as balls attached by tendrils, or mustache split ends. Good luck with your project.
Don

Stefan Chirila

Thank you Don, good idea. And the scans are definitely a huge help.

Stefan

ryukk

4 more ones for you: Sajou Fancy Gothic digitized by Toto, Menina Carinhosa, Budding Monogram and Diamant Monogram

Stefan Chirila

Thanks Ryuk, Sajou Fancy Gothic is really close to the font in my scan.

Stefan

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