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Article #1188Re: Does anyone recognize this font?
From: Thomas_Phinney
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 05:05
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 05:05
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It's a typeface I know very well: Columbus, circa 1892, by Herman Ihlenburg (not sure about the spelling, and I don't have my reference books handy down here), for American Type Founders. I even did my own digitization of it, long ago. Prominent use: in the logo for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. Regards, T
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