Ticket Stub Font — Typophile archive

Darryl Zuk14 July 2011 · 15:37

Hi everyone... I have been having some trouble identifying the fonts on this retro Yankees ticket stub. Most of the black text is Alternate Gothic No. 2 (my best guess, correct me if I am wrong). However, I can't seem to find a good match for the red text ("58", "AUG. 9", and "1955"). I think "TUESDAY" is Alt Gothic No. 2 as well... but again I could be wrong. I would really appreciate some help figuring out what font is being used.

Thanks!

Darryl

Nick Curtis14 July 2011 · 15:46

In the halcyon days of letterpress printing, it was not unusual for numbers alone to be sold in separate fonts under the category of "advertising Figures." the 58 may well be one of those...