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1880s or 1980s Ad for Boston-based Banjo Maker
Posted by davidgura in
6 Jun 2011 — 8:45pm
6 Jun 2011 — 8:45pm
I'm trying to identify the typeface in this advertisement for a Boston-based banjo company, from the late nineteenth century:
http://www.banjoonmyknee.com/Pics/Scanner/F&C%20Trade.jpg
(Also attached as banjofont.jpg.)
Does anyone recognize it?
Thanks so much,
David
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7 Jun 2011 — 2:25am
Please move the thread to the Type ID Board proper (now it's in Type ID FAQ and Posting Guidelines).
7 Jun 2011 — 7:41am
Thanks, @riccard0. My apologies for the mistake.
7 Jun 2011 — 7:54am
For Musical Instruments, check out Granville.
7 Jun 2011 — 11:58am
The ornate 'Banjo' lettering is 'Bijou', also digitized as 'Bangle'. Bijou was a McKellar, Smiths & Jordan typeface from 1883.
- Mike Yanega
7 Jun 2011 — 12:17pm
I have been looking in my books for the 'normal' looking serif, but so far I have not spotted it in any of the books I have.
Which typeface were you trying to identify, in particular?
- Mike Yanega
7 Jun 2011 — 12:19pm
The one used in "Banjo Makers and Teachers," particularly, although I do like the "normal" looking serif, as well.
d
7 Jun 2011 — 12:32pm
The closest resemblance I can find so far to the plain serif is Quorum Light, for something available in digital form. I will search a bit more in the MyFonts collection.
- Mike Yanega