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Hi everyone,

Does anyone here recognize this typeface? It was used by a sports team in the late 1890's in England, and I'm trying to find its modern-day equivalent. Take a look at those 'A's and 'S's. Pretty distinctive, don't you think?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks for your time,

Andrew



unknown

Goodfellow (solotype) ? or Kildare

unknown

There's also Downtown Poster, which is more narrow and rounded like the sample, but is obliqued. You may be able to skew it back, but that's pretty dicey.

unknown

Oh, and Type: be a sport and provide links, wouldja? I know you're all impressive and everything, but that's how we nonimpressive folks do things around here...

unknown

Try Ravenscroft which is free.

unknown

Oh, and Type: be a sport and provide links, wouldja? I know you're all impressive and everything, but that's how we nonimpressive folks do things around here...


1. i didn't/don't have a link.
2. if i'm going to have/know - i'd love to post it.
3. i searched myfonts.com, but i didn;t find it (and that is why i wrote solotype)
4. get over the trajan thread . move on.

unknown

Oh, all right. Sorry, Type -- I was looking for a fight, and you were the most likely candidate. I was out of line.

unknown

I was looking for a fight, and you were the most likely candidate

ok. i'm readya

unknown

Inexplicably the link for Ravenscroft which worked fine earlier seems to have shut down... here's another.

Besides being free, the font contains alternate characters for the R, A, N among others. It seems to have been created by/for Disney's Haunted Mansion.

and while we're on the subject of links, am I the only one who vastly prefers when they open up in new windows?

A note to Type: the links exist (often) if you look for them. I found Goodfellow very easily. Google works too.

unknown

Not at all... I totally appreciate links opening in new windows....

unknown

oh, boys and girls. you really don't know what is respect?

1. my post was: Goodfellow (solotype) ? or Kildare

2. why "Goodfellow" with "?" - since of the uc "L".

3. if you're going to search (myfonts.com) for Kildare, you're going to find "Karp" (a type designer that worked for/with Apple)
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unknown

Hey, speaking of respect how come I got no credit for coming up with a FREE match for the sample, legal and all (courtesy of Disney of all places).

unknown

Well OK then... service WITHOUT attitude is my motto.

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