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Greetings all. I've been asked to replicate this card, and I'm trying to pin down the fonts. The DeVinne is easy to recognize, and I think the first line is Grant Antique, but I wanted to get a second opinion. If I'm right, does anyone know where I can get it? Letterhead Fonts offers a version, but it has no lowercase. Solotype doesn't have it in digital form that I know of. If it's unavailable, does anyone have a similar font to recommend?Grant Antique sample

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There's one very similar to it in Photo-Lettering's Alphabet Thesaurus Vol. 2 called Xenotype 3719. Not that it would be much help in this case. If you need to reproduce these exact characters, your best bet might be to redraw the just the ones you need based on this scan. The cent sign looks like it's a "c" from a different font.

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Acording to Luc Devroye Site (scroll down to Doverpress) Grant Antique
is in the Dover's Victorian Display Fonts CD, and if you zoom to the cover you'll see it in the second line.
The question is if it comes with lowercase, maybe. Why don't you send them an e-mail?

unknown

For the 3d line 'DIRECTIONS' FF Zapata comes to mind...

unknown

The Dover Victorian font book/cd font may very well have the lowercase. I found this on the Dover site. If you click to get a close up of the cover, you will see they did the title of this book in Grant Antique, upper AND lowercase. Unfortunately, the Victorian font book doesn't seem to be on this site.

unknown

Thanks very much for all the input. I was planning to use Denim for the third line "Directions," and I think I'll take a chance on that Dover book/cd. If all else fails I can just create this one line based on the original.

AHL

unknown

Just a follow-up, and wanted to thank Mike Freiman, who sent me email and pointed out two excellent digital versions of Grant Antique. The first is Sheridan Gothic by Spiece Graphics
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/spiecegraphics/sheridan-gothic-sg/
The second is Refugio by Nick's Fonts
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/nicksfonts/refugio-wbw/

Here's the finished replica of the old card that started this thread. It's Sheridan Gothic from Spiece Graphics, my own version of DeVinne, FF Zapata, and Old Times American from Baseline Fonts.

Grant solution

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