no.3 i would say trajan
no.4 is interstate

Thanks ...any idea where i can get these typefaces or view them?

For Trajan:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/trajan/

For Interstate:
http://www.fontbureau.com/fonts/Interstate

Note that #4 is probably one of the common highway signage fonts used by U.S. cities and states. Interstate is a commercial font based on those designs.

Interstate (and Highway Gothic) have smaller middle strokes on the E than the sample above.

I don't see how anybody could possibly identify your first sample, really.

For #1, though totally an approximation, Univers comes to mind.

if you dont need an exact match for #2 i would recommend
tankard's bliss, johnston's underground or gill.

http://www.identifont.com/show?4JN
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/p22/underground/p22-underground/testdrive.html?s=LITTER&p=48
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/gill-sans/gill-sans/testdrive.html?s=LITTER&p=48

It's a bit ridiculous to talk about 'fonts' when you are looking at some sort of metal castings. The point is that not EVERYTHING is from a computer font. There was lettering for hundreds of years without digital fonts, and obviously every form of lettering has not been digitized. So much lettering was done by hand, and will never be re-created.

Chris, it would be nice if you would give us a break, and post one image at a time per thread, and try to consider whether asking about a 'font' for manufactured lettering is a reasonable request.

Can I ask what your reason is for these shotgun style ID requests?

Well first I would like to say thanks for everyone�s input in trying to identify these various typefaces.

As mentioned in a previous thread I am trying to identify these letterforms for part of my university course.

The point of it is not necessarily to identify the exact typeface contained within the image but instead just to make an attempt. I realise that for some of these images this may be extremely difficult, as the lack of letterforms within each picture would make a narrowing down of the typeface a difficult task.

I never assumed that the metal cast typographical form was of the digital kind but assumed someone might have had an idea what it could have been based on and therefore I don�t see this question as a ridiculous one. I believed that the point of this forum was to stimulate debate about letterforms and typography.

Am I in the wrong place?

Whatever happened to looking through books of typeface samples, hour after hour? You'd learn a lot more about type and lettering that way.
Asking a forum on the web is faster, true, but the time you save is the difference between real knowledge and trivia.

I have been looking through typeface sample books and have identified around 30 typefaces using this method. The reason for the use of the forum is that there is a greater wealth of knowledge than a few books can provide.

People bring their own experiences, influences etc in the identification of a specific typeface which then leads me back to typeface specimen books. I am not loosing out on using a forum I am infact learning more.

"I never assumed that the metal cast typographical form was of the digital kind but assumed someone might have had an idea what it could have been based on and therefore I don�t see this question as a ridiculous one. I believed that the point of this forum was to stimulate debate about letterforms and typography.

Am I in the wrong place?"

Ok, Chris, I realize 'ridiculous' might be a bit strong in your context, but if you had asked us 'what typefaces or fonts might most resemble these examples of type?' maybe I would have reacted differently. Then at least I would know you weren't trying to find fonts for some lettering that clearly has nothing to do with fonts (digital kind that is).

The other thing that sort of annoyed me about your post was that you posted multiple images again. You saw how much grief that caused the last time (I think it was you), and yet you posted mutiple images again.

This pattern made me think we were dealing with someone who wanted us to do all the work. Therefore, I was a bit annoyed by the question, and failed to give you credit for (possibly) understanding that not all lettering is connected to fonts and computers.

If you were not the person who posted 10 samples in one thread last time, then I deeply apologize. If you are that person, then I think you can see where I was coming from.

And finally, you are not in the wrong place. As you see most of the folks were happy to try to ID your samples. If I didn't want to answer your question, I should have just looked for another one I did want to answer. So again I am sorry for hassling you. I know college work can be a drag.

I just checked and you had only three images in your last post. Someboday named Nathan gave us 10 at once.

So my apologies are deeper than before, but not real deep.

Everyone else thanks for your help!

Yves - There are a few issues that seem to come up repeatedly - ie multiple IDs in one request, requests without samples linked or attached, requests for freebies, attachments in the wrong format, and (this one really bugs me) threads titled "Please help!" or "Can you ID this font?" instead of referring to the content. I'm sure there are other issues I'm forgetting. My point is, is there a way in the site header to try to make these points in a slightly more emphatic way - or at least to direct newbies to the FAQ before they go ahead and post?

Its got to be said that if you have a forum entitled TYPE IDENTIFICATION BOARD then it is inevitable that users will title there threads "Please help!" or "Can you ID this font?"... Its the nature of the board and what it is there for. Also in most cases this kind of thread header is referring to the content within...what else would u say?

If u don�t like the thread header then just don�t look at it...people come to the forum for advice and I think it is pointless to criticise how they decide to name the thread.

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Its got to be said that if you have a forum entitled TYPE IDENTIFICATION BOARD then it is inevitable that users will title there threads "Please help!" or "Can you ID this font?"... Its the nature of the board and what it is there for

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Yeh imagine... total chaos...no one would no what to do...

C ya!