Re: Font Identity Help

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From: Bill
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:29

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On Jan 17, 11:22 pm, "Bill" <BillsRREmp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 16, 4:40 pm, "Heather Bell" <gpt...@gillprintandgraphics.com>
> wrote:> Can anyone identify this font for me, much like chevalier, but not, note slanted shading. I need to know the name so I can see if I can buy it.
> > Thanks so much!
> >  <http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1UJn0fsFeL5dNWqLdHNwRsPrg1eXnS>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> It appears to be an old metal typeface offered by Lanston Monotype
> known as Title Litho Shaded (#246) aka Litho Roman Shaded.
>
> http://www.p22.com/Lanston/Giampa/Lanston-Trademarks.html
>
> Perhaps someone digitized it for their personal use. Or maybe they are
> still using metal type! Quaker City Type Foundry provides metal type
> fonts of it under the name Litho Shaded.
>
> Bill
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Opps! All the characteristics appear to match...but the shading was
finer and wasn't on an angle. Sorry, my memory isn't what it was.

Bill

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