"ENGINEER" - It appears on the front of a Japanese Engineer compass from the 1960s.

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Type on watches and other instruments don't always correspond to typefaces used in print. This resembles the sort of alphabet you used to see on lettering templates used by architects and engineers.

Some modern typefaces that might help you recreate the look:

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/jnlevine/plastic-template/

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/latinotype/antartida/

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/brownfox/brutal-type/

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/suitcase/nudista/

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/martennettelbladt/miso/

answered by kthomps5 Expert (1,978 points) May 12, 2016
selected by amirper May 12, 2016

YEAH! thanks, plastic template was pretty accurate!

commented by amirper (101 points) May 12, 2016

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