Member MSB… Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 The image is the maker's mark on a 19th century wooden plane for making mouldings. This particular plane makes an ogee moulding. The mark is stamped in the end grain of the beech wood plane. As the mark shows, Josiah King worked on Bowery Street in New York City, USA. Collectors have done a lot of research on the makers of wooden planes. Estimated dates of this particular mark are 1858 to 1870. I haven't seen anything about the fonts that they used for their marks. This font seems distinctive, e.g., the digits. My interest is just curiosity. Link to comment
Solution Member Ric… Posted July 22, 2019 Solution Share Posted July 22, 2019 Engraved lettering, not a font. That said, except for the idiosyncratic numerals, it very much resembles the monolinear slab serif design of classic typewriter typefaces like Courier. Link to comment
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