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Hi all,I'm trying to identify this particular font, which was used on Victorian Railway (Australia) locomotives fom the late 19th century until the early/mid 20th. I have heard it described as Arabic, but so far a search has given me nothing to go on. Sorry about the cropped 2, and the rough pics, but it was all I have at the mo. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks alot.Cheers,
Matt Austin

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LAST EDITED ON Jan-09-04 AT 07:14 AM (EST)

I see what I can dig up. I have found a very close "sample" font in my collection by VGC, though it's only have an "unnamed" (darn it) VGC SAMPLE from LETRASET... I'll do dome more digging.Pete Willard

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Hi MattYou might be interested (if all else fails!) in this site as it has a working demo version of a font creator, where you can convert bitmaps from scans into TruType outlineshttp://www.fontfreak.com/index2.htmLike Pete, I'm also checking my font references.Cheers
Ken
SCL/CSX A-Line Project

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Member since Apr-10-03 · 273 posts

RE: Trying to identify an old font

Try STORYBOOK bold....... KRO52

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