Old type numbers

zalbs
14.Nov.2002 9.11am
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Does anyone know what's this font?
It is used in very old receipts and official documents.
Thanks !

gregorycadars
14.Nov.2002 10.04am
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Don't know what this font is, but if you want only numbers with the same feeling, go to Psyops website


core
15.Nov.2002 1.29am
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some sort of bodoni bold condensed?


sevenfingers
15.Nov.2002 4.24am
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Nice stuff on the Psyops site,no idea what it might be, some sort of bodoni sprung to mind... but it looks different.

Anyway, Ysmurga Carbeleu, heard of a thing called cropping? :)


zalbs
18.Nov.2002 1.59am
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hi friends!
I have more old numbers to facilitate your identification. Pls, take a look at them.
I'll appreciate your help...
Thanks
YC


Stephen Coles
18.Nov.2002 2.51am
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YC - Like Greg said, PsyOps' Crash Numbering is
almost exactly what you're looking for. And it's free.


majus
23.Nov.2002 7.03pm
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Those numbers are not any given typeface. They are from a mechanical auto-incrementing numbering device used on letterpress equipment. The name "Crash Numbering" comes from the process called "crash printing" which involves imprinting a number (or other information) on a multipage form after all the pages of the form are assembled.


zalbs
26.Nov.2002 4.43am
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Great information George.
That's it. Do you Know wich font is the most
similar to these numbers?
Many thanks!


majus
26.Nov.2002 7.37am
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I took a look at it, and the Crash Numbering font mentioned by others is
probably the closest thing you'll find. If it isn't an exact match then you
would have to make your own.


zalbs
27.Nov.2002 5.45am
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I tested Crash Numbering font, it has some
diferences. It has a round format and the numbers are a little "bold", the inner portion of the numbers are curveous and sinuous.
Hey, George! could you or another people here,
help me making this font for me ?
Many thanks
zal


majus
1.Dec.2002 2.44pm
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Sorry, Zal. I'll pass on making the font --
I have too many commitments already.