I'm not so sure I agree with Baskerville. The 'e' has a slightly slanted bar, and the 'f' has a shallower 'crook' than any Baskerville I am seeing. The ampersand could have come from a collection of ampersands like these two fonts from Castle Type.
I'm not so sure I agree with Baskerville. The 'e' has a slightly slanted bar, and the 'f' has a shallower 'crook' than any Baskerville I am seeing. The ampersand could have come from a collection of ampersands like these two fonts from Castle Type.
Also, I think it has been stretched a little horizontally.
I should note that I'm having trouble finding a precise match with any of the common digital versions of Times. But I don't think that means it's not Times. There are so many versions of this face--both authorized and unauthorized. It might also be pre-digital.
In any case, I am convinced that it is some version of Times.
As for the ampersand, it's a little like the one in Cooper Black, too. My gut feeling is that it was custom designed.
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