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It has a vintage look to it, has anyone seen a revival typeface like this?
I have not been able to locate anything like it so far.
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Some of DeLittle’s wood types were original creations, others were adaptations of existing (foundry) designs. I don’t know whether this one had a precursor with a proper tradename.

Solotype had a phototype adaptation of one all-caps width as Farringdon. I believe that their showing in Victorian Display Alphabets from 1976 was the basis for Farley MF. Later, in 2004, Solotype released their own digitization as Farringdon, with added lowercase. I have put together some info on Fonts In Use.

answered by Moderator (11.2k points)
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Unfortunately, many 19th century woodtype faces were only known by number designations, not descriptive names, and this one doesn't seem to have made the transition to phototypesetting or digital type. Perhaps inspired by Page No. 500.

 

About DeLittle.

 

Farley MF (free for personal use only) is a digital interpretation of the style (all caps only).

 

Laura Worthington's Boucherie Block and Charcuterie Block have a similar vibe.

answered by Moderator (23.1k points)
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