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I would say AT Sackers Gothic, but the cedilla is wrong. What a goofy looking cedilla.

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That address is in Manhattan (Telephone number) STR hasn't been used in years. I would guess this is a hot metal face and not digitalized.

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Here's 'Sackers Engravers Gothic Heavy'. I used an extra outline and used the lower case to simulate the heavier look of the sample. (Either method would have worked, so this could be overkill, but the point was to show how a heavier weight could be achieved with a font. I apologize to the purists.) The cedilla is still wrong, but if metal type was used that part might have been added.Sackers Engravers Gothic

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Daniel, I'm guessing that the "Est. 2001" makes it a bit more recent sample than you're thinking it is.

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Now, that doesn't eliminate the possibility that it's actually typeset, as I can't find a gothic with that kind of cedilla -- most appear to angle the other way, if angled at all. However, not being French myself or even knowing French beyond the phrases I'm familiar with -- "esprit d'escalier" is a favorite of mine, not to mention a frequent affliction -- the search has been quite instructive indeed.

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>...as I can't find a gothic with that kind of cedilla...

Maybe they used a Sharpie� :-)

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Better than using a Shar-Pei!

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Or a sherpa for that matter.

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Not to mention a sheer bra.

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I don't think I will.

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