Helpful Hint: it’s usually best to start a new thread for a new ID.
As a general rule, hand-carved headstones didn’t use standard typefaces, so you are not likely to get an exact match. Nonetheless, the style is more or less what was considered oldstyle in the 1800s; an extrabold old cut of Caslon might do the trick.
6 Jun 2012 — 9:17am
Trajan.
6 Jun 2012 — 9:33am
Thanks Nick!
Very much appreciated.
6 Jun 2012 — 11:08am
Can anyone identify the font that reads: "Orville Walker"?
6 Jun 2012 — 12:13pm
Helpful Hint: it’s usually best to start a new thread for a new ID.
As a general rule, hand-carved headstones didn’t use standard typefaces, so you are not likely to get an exact match. Nonetheless, the style is more or less what was considered oldstyle in the 1800s; an extrabold old cut of Caslon might do the trick.