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deis

Any idea on this one?

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There was a NovelFonts typeface from the 1994 Expresiv Ornate Font Collection called 'Carolissa' that looks like the medium weight of whatever font this is (see below). Of course, those fonts did not use the original names, and my notes mention a resemblance to Technotyp (p.215 in Jaspert's 'Encyclopaedia of Type Faces'), although neither 'Carolissa' nor Technotyp show the flat-bottom 'd'.
Carolissa sample

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Here is another attempt to sim this with Carolissa, using Illustrator to thicken the stroke by 4 pts, and flatten the type to 80% height. A little playing with the 'd' to make it closer, with a black rectangle along the stem, and a white one to flatten the base.

deis simulation #2

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Thank you Mike for your suggestions. I was hoping to find out the exact font for typesetting.

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Evan, can you tell us where the sample was from? It's useful to know if this was done in the pre-digital days or more recently.

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Not sure, it was sent to me. Thank you anyway.

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Except for the flat bottom on the d, this looks almost exactly like an old Headliners face called Cardiff. You might check with Joe Treacy at Treacyfaces/Headliners ( http://www.treacyfaces.com ). Treacyfaces aquired the rights to the old Headliners type library a while ago. Some of the old Headliners faces have been digitized, but not Cardiff as far as I know.

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