Re: Please help with this font!

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From: Bill
Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 18:43

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On May 2, 12:48 pm, Neil_Kel...@adobeforums.com wrote:
> It looks like Davida with alternate characters or hand tweaking. And the ampersand looks like a modified Caslon 540 italic.
>
> Shades of Photolettering and foundry type!
>
> Neil

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<< Shades of Photolettering and foundry type! >> ...those were the
days!

I also think it's Davida. Davida had alternate A, E, and F.

BTW, in addition to the other names, Agfa Compugraphic called this Da
Vinci.

Bill

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