Typeface uses in 1970s Richard Scarry books?

Question

Here we have a children's book called "On Vacation" by Richard Scarry.  This is a 1976 reprint of a book originally published in 1963,  I don't have the original edition, so i don't know whether this typeface also was present in the 1963 edition.

I'm looking for identification of the "A Golden Look-Look Book" and "with illustrations by Richard Scarry" text.

It looks a lot like American Typewriter and Berthold’s Schreibmaschinenschrift.   But the R, c and y notably, look different.

My question -- am I splitting hairs here?  Is this just a pre-digital cut of American Typewriter, or is this in fact, a different typeface?

Answer 1

We’re looking at two different fonts here. “Golden Look-Look Books” (top) and “with illustrations by Richard Scarry” is Filmotype Wicker. I can’t say with total confidence what “A Golden Look-Look Book” (bottom) is but it sure does look a lot like AT Condensed

Comments

Oh man, you beat me by the few minutes it took me to scan a sample of Wicker and get it up on Fonts In Use. That’ll teach me!

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Oh but thank you for posting that scan!

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Oh ya ... that's the one.  Any interest in my putting this use up on Fontsinuse, to go along with your scan?

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That's it!  Thank you very much.

I'm gonna ask a stupid question here ... what is "AT Condensed".  I looked it up on Google, Fontsinuse, and Myfonts and I don't see it anywhere.  Is "AT" an acronym for something (Agfa?)?

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He means American Typewriter Condensed,

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Jayce, I would love if you contributed this to Fonts In Use!

Answer 2

I believe this is Filmotype Wicker. No known digitization, but a bolded Bulletin Typewriter will get you close.