Member Dan… Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I'm struggling to find the exact font that was used in the 1950s for International Harvester signage. Any help would be appreciated and I'm also open to similar font suggestions – particular focus on the 'R', 'W' and 'G' to closely match the original. Link to comment
Member Bjø… Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) Just posting a bigger version of the top image, for better reference quality. Edited February 9 by Bjørn Edvard Torbo increased resolution Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 There is no reason to believe it matches any specific typeface, as typefaces at that time were made almost exclusively for printing. Signage was usually custom work only loosely based on print font styles. However, the general style in those pictures is present in fonts like Gills Sans and Johnston. More similar fonts here. 1 Link to comment
Member Dan… Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Thank you @Ralf Herrmann – this was really helpful 👍 Link to comment
Member Sap… Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 The R and the W are closer to Futura than to Gill Sans, I think, but the G doesn't quite match Gill Sans or Futura or Johnston. Link to comment
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