I would be very grateful if someone could identify this font or something very similar.
Thank you in advance.
h.p.
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Neutraliser Sans
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/hamburger/neutraliser-sans/regular/
Given the date of the original and the manufacturing process, the original was most likely a custom die-punch typeface (they actually look like the sort of letters you'd draw with an architect's lettering guide). Here are a few contemporary digital fonts that may help you replicate the look:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/jnlevine/slim-james/ [you'd have to artificially expand it]
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ef-typeshop/diamante/
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/softmaker/diamante-serial/
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/marksimonson/refrigerator-deluxe/
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontbureau/fb-agency/
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/processtype/stratum2/
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/castletype/agency-gothic-ct/
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fort-foundry/industry-inc/
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontfont/oxide-pro/
And, of course, there is the old standby, Eurostile (condensed):
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/eurostile/
Good suggestions Bob and Kevin.
Almost looks like license plate letters in a jurisdiction where the need to squeeze in more than a few letters allows this width. But the _Q_ is a disaster. Too close to _O_ -- ignore the comma, _O_ would look like _C_ with the gap closed.
BTW looking at _J_, _M_, and _W_ leads me to believe that this is monospaced.
Don
The key is the slight step back on the upper part of the B - that is why Neutraliser Sans will get you close.
Wow!
Thank you so much for this. It is very much appreciated. I really like the industrial machine look of it. Neutralizer and Stratum2 look pretty good to my eye.
I like Don's comment about the Q being a disaster!
I am going to hold off marking it as resolved just in case a few more suggestions come in.
h.p.
Based on Kevin's (kthomps5 ) thoughts of "the sort of letters you'd draw with an architect's lettering guide"
I found this:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/nowak/engineer/regular/
Does anyone know of anything else that might be similar?
Take a look at these license plate fonts. I have not included the ones with serifs or the ones that are significantly wider than your specimen.
Driver Gothic
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/canadatype/driver-gothic/
BF Corpa Gothic
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/brassfonts/corpa-gothic/
Vehicle JNL
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/jnlevine/vehicle/
Penitentiary Gothic
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ephemera/penitentiary-gothic/
Don
Thank you very much Don!
Hey I just want to say that I wanted to resolve this an give credit to
kthomps5
donshottype
bojev
Because the lettering appears to be custom-made and thus all their suggestions are greatly appreciated.
It doesn't appear that I am able to credit all.
h.p.
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