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I need some recommendations for a 'Old Time' font, for a PathTag, without having to go to a Circus (P.T.Barnum) font... Something fairly clear so it is legible when put on something the size of a Quarter... I can post what I have so far if that would help...
Tom what is your definition of "Old Time"?
Something from the 1800s or something older like Black Text?
1800s -this PathTag is for Civil War Era - Thanks for any Ideas Bill - Tom aka Hwy101
I was making this sampler so did not see your post until now. These are a few that I have installed, I believe they are all free.
EDIT: I think the sampler needs to be larger, my eyes are not as good as they once were. ;)
For Civil War era fonts try this link: http://www.waldenfont.com/
The fonts are not free but are not very expensive.
Direct link to the Civil War package of fonts and clipart: http://www.waldenfont.com/product.asp?productID=4
I don't know if this will help or be suitable but you might check this font out. It's free as far as I can tell.
http://www.fontspace.com/manfred-kle...ewspaper-types
Thanks Bill & Larry!
Hi Tom,
I don't know if this will help or be suitable but you might check these fonts out. Free as far as I can tell.
http://www.fontspace.com/manfred-kle...ewspaper-types
or
http://www.fontspace.com/maltedmedia...-lyrics-smooth
here is the site for all 3 of their civil war fonts
http://www.fontspace.com/category/civil+war
Glad to help Tom.
I will post when I have it finished (down to 2 fonts, and leaning toward 1) - Thanks for the Reccomends! Have a Sword & Scabbard to figure out...
www.dafont.com is a great place to find stuff, all nicely categorized. They also (usually) have info on how free a font is ('free' vs 'free for personal use', etc).
-- ben
I agree Ben that is a good font site.
http://www.fontsquirrel.com/ is another one also giving info on how free a font is.
Thanks Ben (ad1066), Larry (wizard509) & Bill (Soquili)! Help much Appreciated!
I have some much going on here (down South) that I keep forgetting both dafont.com & fontsquirrel, though I lean a bit toward dafont.com. I'll be posting the finished Item shortly -should I post to here or put into the Gallery? (it's a PathTag design that I will be having made -as soon as I can figure how to work around both the Customs & Postal here) Nothing Fancy or Super well done, like most of the Gallery stuff, just a Hobby I like doing. Tom aka Hwy101
Okay, Here it is -I could go with a Fancy Old Time Font as this Proof will be reduced to about the Size of a Quarter -So, the Font has to be Clear to be Readable...
( and a touch more work on erasing the Gray hat's background color )
Good choice of fonts. It appears clear and readable. A fancier one may not have been so readable at such a small size.