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(x) Vintage French 1930s lettering - hand lettered, Sphinx {Christopher Short, Mark S}

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The following examples are from a french architecture book from the 1930s. Arer these commercial typefaces, or hand lettering? Any ideas are appreciated.



The top two examples look hand-made to me. The bottom sample has more consistency through the forms which make me think it's a typeface.

The one at the bottom is Sphinx. I agree that the other two were hand lettered.

I love the first one. beautiful stuff

Thanks for the input, especially in identifying the Sphinx, Mark. I was pretty certain the center one was hand lettered, but I thought the top one (my favorite) might be a typeface, although I do see some small inconsistencies in the ends of the strokes.

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