I'm going crazy with this thing! We have a client who has an existing directory made by a different company who has since gone out of business. We've been charged with matching the font exactly to make two new tenant strips. f course, he has no clue what the font is, and I've had zero luck tracking it down. I'm hoping that somebody can help.

Thanks!

Cheltenham  Sugerida por malvolio 

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/itc-cheltenham/cond-book/
Close, but not exact. You might not have luck with this one - but hey, there are some supernaturally-font-identifying people around here, so keep your fingers crossed.

Thanks for the help malvolio. It's pretty close, but the numbers are off and the serifs are a little off. It's so frustrating! Appreciate the help though.

I know the serifs are not a match...I so wish I could help, and to be honest I am pretty curious too.

Well, if I ever get a resolution for this I will be sure to let everyone know here. Thanks again.

dont know if this is because of the scan, but it seems inconsistent to me...

@gbdesign, are there other samples?

@daaams I agree. It just looks... odd

@malvolio I will see what I have. I may have a shot of the directory...

I have a shot of the directory. Is there a way to add it to this post, or do I have to start a new one?

You can either replace the original image, if it is better. Or you can host the new image (imgur, etc.) and put it in a new message with [img] tags : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBCode

@drf Thanks!

You're welcome

Are you sure this is a font? It look like someone used stencils to me...

Sorry, I should have mentioned that they were back painted.

You should watch in this selection (made by drf especially for you) : http://www.dafont.com/fr/pselect.php?folder_id=78251&fpp=50

Oh...
So now I am even more sure it's not a font, it's stencils or something...
I think your best bet would really be using a condensed serif font that has the same round, warm feeling.
I doubt a font exists that looks exactly like your sample.
I'm sorry, I wish I could help more.

Old method


http://archive.org/stream/letteringforcomm00gordrich#page/16/mode/2up

i guess it's more something than stencils...
have you ever tried to close the shapes like "o", "e", "q"... to make a stencil ?

that's why when you look at the stencil fonts, they all have a common point, a common point you'll easily find http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=114

Thanks everyone. Unfortunately the client needed an exact match and cancelled the order. Thanks for trying.

Oh, I am so sorry! I wish I could have helped.