Many versions of Old English but only the font called Monotype Old English is a match.
Here it is compressed to 75%

Zeppelin 53 has similar width and weight and could be used as a substitute, but it is not the font in the image. Perhaps this is something from the pre-digital era.
Available as a system font on Microsoft Windows computers
Edited on May 30, 2016 at 14:58 by donshottype
The _N_ and the _E_ are in a similar style to the early 20th century nameplate for _L'Electricien_
http://www.dafont.com/forum/read/271530/police-revue-ancienne-l-electricien
I wonder if there is a font that matches either request.
Can we see a sample, or a link to where we can see it?
Edited
@jerseygirl: I see you have now posted a sample. looks like a match to me.
Edited on May 30, 2016 at 13:48 by donshottype
Unreadable with the bottom of the letters obscured by steam, ocean spray or something else.
Seems to start with _Bo_ but most of the other letters are ambiguous. For example are the final letters _zz_?
There are a few fonts in this angular geometric style, but I did not find a matching font.
The free font Fracmetrica has a similar vibe to _Bo?????i??_
Edited on May 29, 2016 at 16:24 by donshottype
Thanks Claude. Based on the info on the page I calculate that the journal had been publishing since the late 1890s.
If the nameplate was unchanged this would put the letters as cira 1900. Not a specific font but consistent with the art nouveau/arts & crafts styles of that era.
Yes, that's the one.
Might be worth mentioning that the customization is in the style of Sneaker Script
http://myfonts.us/td-BhZbn7 Good find. One of the lesser known fonts from a prolific fontmaker, Nick Curtis
Edited on May 28, 2016 at 21:23 by donshottype
You posted a revised image but deleted the information in the original image showing that this was the "Revue pratique d'Electricté industriele," which tells us that this is the nameplate for a newspaper or journal. Do you have any idea as to the year or decade of publication?
Custom Logo, apparently in use since 2014, for a vintage store with several branches in Australia
https://www.facebook.com/VintageSole/photos/a.416530918403729.94150.416530515070436/757216584335159/?type=3&theater
Could make similar letters by adding stripes to Anchor Jack, mirroring the _A_ and editing _G_
Edited 2 times. Last edit on May 28, 2016 at 17:24 by donshottype
Perhaps there is not an exact match but there are quite a few fonts with this multi-stripe style, starting with Rudolf Koch's Prisma of 1931.
http://myfonts.us/td-fHkJkP
Monoton is a free Google Font
https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Monoton descended from Prisma
A fair approximation in Palatino Bold
http://myfonts.us/td-3xEpIy
The Bitstream version is Zapf Calligraphic 801 Bold
Edited on May 28, 2016 at 02:35 by donshottype
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