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fonts used for old dutch vehicle signage
Posted by mister mega in
1 Feb 2011 — 4:22am
1 Feb 2011 — 4:22am
I wonder if there's anyone who knows which font is used for this old Dutch transport company.
Or maybe it's custom painted.
The pictures are at least 40 -50 years old
Any help is welcome.
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1 Feb 2011 — 10:01am
There are at least two different typefaces at work here, probably both hand-painted, especially the top one with its odd proportions. The bottom one bears some resemblance to Futura Display or my own Turista Gorda NF, but only some...
1 Feb 2011 — 10:03am
The SOESTERBERG lettering in the lower sample looks like Futura Stiele. Some of the other lettering looks like Berthold Block. Of course, anything that old could always be hand-lettered (or use decals made from hand-lettered originals).
- Mike Yanega
2 Feb 2011 — 6:53am
Thanks for the help, really appreciated