Stempel Schneidler

I know it's not exact, but I think Schneidler was the model for this. The serifs have been redrawn, but I think the underlying letterforms are very similar. The E was my main reason.

OK, now it's time for Mark to come in and tell us what it really is. ;-)

This one kind of stumped me. I thought it might be Weiss, but that didn't look right. There's another face called Schniedler Titling (also Bauer Titling) which is closer to the look, but not as bold.

The numbers, incidentally, are Goudy Extra Bold. I've seen that "THE" thing somewhere before, too.

Monkton is also similar.

The reason I picked Schneidler has to do with the proportions of the arms on the E. The top two arms are very close in length and the bottom is quite a bit longer. I also noticed the shape of the D, with the underside curve near the stem. Also the serifs on the T move the same directions as those in Schneidler, but appear to have been cut off at the tops. The stroke thickness can easily be doctored in Illustrator, as we know.

The E in Monkton doesn't have the same proportions. All three we have mentioned have the same M (along with Trajan and Giovanni, as two more I can name), but I think the resemblance ends there, except with Schneidler.

I guess if we are allowing that this font has been modified, debating which is closest is a bit academic, but that's my vote.

Don't get me wrong, Mike--I agree with your assessment.

It's kind of a strange one, something familiar about it. Almost like it started out somewhere else and has been redrawn through several iterations. Sort of like telephone tag with letterforms.

Definitely modified. The E's don't match. I also looked at Weiss & Trajan but nothing quite syncs up.

I've been trying to post on this thread for hours. Go figure.