Historical Face – Extra Heavy Sans Serif

design_monkey25 October 2006 · 10:06

Hi there,

I’m wondering if someone can help me identify the attached font. It’s almost identical to Rian Hughes’ Wormwood Gothic, being sold by Veer. However, I’m looking to identify the original face, without the degradation and roughing up that Wormwood has.

I’ve seen it used in a few recent commercial applications, but I recall seeing it most often used in boxing posters from the 1950s and forward.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Hrant H Papazian25 October 2006 · 10:23

Ask Hughes! :-)

hhp

Patricia Fabricant25 October 2006 · 10:39

HTF Knockout is close

Jan Sandvik25 October 2006 · 10:54

Similiar style:

Wooddale
Brazos

Tiffany Wardle25 October 2006 · 10:57

Well, not a font, but the files provided here are very close.

http://withoutwalls.com/html/01pfont.shtml

design_monkey25 October 2006 · 13:03

Great suggestions so far. I suppose it’s possible that it’s not a font at all, but is based on old woodtype, as Miss Tiffany suggested.

I’m still holding out for a digital version though!

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