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Old Wood Types


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PAGEAlso on pageSoloCat or Solofont NameAlias AnalysisMatchDover CD BookComments
27AntietamNo
37AntimonyWillow (Linotype), Domning Telegraph (Opti)YesThere may have been a matching SoftKey font (name unknown)
59ArcadianDouble D NF (Nick Curtis / Nicksfonts; outline and fill versions), Tejarachi (Rakowski), Bulldozer (Brendel)YesFrom a 1970's design by Dav Davison. Tejarachi (Rakowski) is upper case only, from a scan, unoptimized. Bulldozer (Brendel) is an even poorer version with artificial small caps, created from a scan of the alphabet book. It even reproduces inking errors from that book. Non-alphabetic characters are not in the same style.
Burlesque RimmedBusker Contour (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)YesShown in 100 Victorian Display fonts as "Burlesque"
ClementineAdobe & Lino Juniper; BA June @ A&L (4) & ClickArt (6); Brendel Lanzarot; Corel Jupiter; EFF Lipa; Prima Jup Reg; and SoftKey SSi Hubbub. aka California Caps, Paymaster Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
CrackersWilliam Page 506 Medium (Wooden Type Fonts), No. 506 (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
38Daniel WebsterNo
34EurekaYuriKay (Soft Horizons), Cowboy Serenade (FontMesa)YesSolo Circus Alphabets page 36
33Grecian Extra CondensedHFF Greek ExCon (HFF/Have Fun With Fonts), Grecian XX Condensed (WoodenTypeFonts), Griego XX Condensed (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
JuniperNo
LandsbyNumber5 Ref (WoodenTypeFonts), William Page 500 Bold (WoodenType Fonts), No. 500 (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)YesThis is the same as Goodfellow in the 100 Circus Alphabets book (p. 48)
LandslideAntique X Condensed (Intellecta)YesThe Antique X "S" is clipped at the top
MadisonNo
MilepostMadrone (Adobe, Linotype< Monotype)Yes
PalladiumAntique Tuscan8 Bold (Wooden Type Fonts)Yes
RubyNo
Visitor WoodNo
28BegoniaAdobe Mesquite; Brendel Michigan; SoftKey SSi Plug; Micrologic Saloon @ ClickArt).Yes
BohemiaPhanitalian (Intellecta), Terlingua (Nicks Fonts)Yes
BonanzaAdobe Ironwood; BA Ironwork (free download at A&L); Corel Ireland; Brendel Alhambra; Softkey SSi Cantina; and Swfte Slayer. Tuscan Pointed Narrow (Jordan Davies Woodfonts)Yes
21BrendaPompano SC (Softkey/SSi), Ardor/RibbonArt(Enstep), Ribbon (ImageLine), Chipper (WSI)Yes
37ChickamaugaOPTIMorgan-Two, Gotico Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
Clown AlleyClarence Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
CooktentWoodtype 515 (Intellecta), Number 515 (Wooden Type Fonts), Clarence Dotted (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott), Page Five Fifteen NF (Nick's Fonts)Yes
CuriosityNo
DawsonConcave Tuscan X Condensed Bold (Wooden Type Fonts)YesThis is NOT the same as Dawson in the 100 Circus Alphabets book or the same-named Solotype font
FarringdonSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
Farringdon OutlineNo
GilbeySolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
HopkinsHopscotch Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
Jason WoodJason Wood (Dan Solo), Matamoros (Nick Curtis)YesCIRThis is used for the title of the Solotype Catalog. Matamoros is more complete.
53RagtimeNoA slightly bolder version of Iroquois, p.11. It's not clear whether a lower case of Ragtime existed.
Runkle RomanNo
SnowdonNo
UsherettePage Etruscan No 5 NF by Nick's Fonts is an inverted version.Yes
Zebulon (Wood # 112)Pepperwood. (Adobe, Linotype)Yes
29Aster WoodNo
Daisy WoodSolofont Daisy included in Dover Circus book + CD pack. Rick Mueller drew a free version called Daisy Regular.YesCIR
EgizianoEgiziano aka Egiziano Wood. Digital look-alikes include Brendel Bergamo; Novel Eglentine; Opti Egiziano Normal; and Prima Elgin.Yes
Egiziano WoodNo
Excelsis(Solo); Farquharson (David Vereschagin) has Excelsis in the lower case and a stencil version in the upper case; The stencil portion also matches "Wooky Hole" on Solocat pg. 118. There are also fonts named Excelsis and Farquharson that are unattributed and are probably just clones of Vereschagin's Farquaharson.Yes
Excelsis ShadowSolo face at MyFonts, derived from a solid version in Solocat, pg. 29.Yes
GrecianBrendel Rhodos; Opti Grecian Bold; Novel Greenwood; Prima Great Falls; and a Solofonts version @ MyFonts. Subflux Athletic Supporter free file. Griego Condensed (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
Heather (Wood)Aldus lists look-alikes.Yes
Kent WoodNoNorwich Aldine ML (HiH RetroFonts) is an expanded version of Kent Wood. Compress it to 60% and add about 6 points to the vertical strokes to get to a Kent Wood equivalent.
MahoneyGothic Tuscan 8 (JordanDavies Woodfonts), Gotico Dotted (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott), ITC Letraset Floralinda.(?)Yes
24MonaSolofont included in Dover Circus book + CD pack.YesCIR
Nickel WoodNo
NogalesNo
180NuggetOctagon (Wooden Type Fonts//Jordan Davies), Angles Octagon (Rick Mueller), Octuple Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
OrchidNo. 508 (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
Page Peerless AntPeerless 131 Bold (Wooden Type Fonts)YesPage Peerless Antique is identical to Coachline, page 24.
RedwoodAIwood Barrel (Alphabets, Inc.). Also exists as Redwood - the AI font renamed by Aldus, Round RockWBW (NicksFonts), No. 154 (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
United GothicNo
Wood No. 6No
30Balderdash(Solo), Tuscan MF Narrow (Rick Mueller - upper case only), Gullywasher WBW (Nick Curtis - upper case only)YesCIR
Balderdash TabletBandiera Del Legno NF (Nick's Fonts)Yes
Balderdash No. 2, No. 4No
ByronNo
Carnival OpenDorothy Shadow (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott), Rick Mueller calls his free version of this face "Carnival MF Open Shadow." Although his Carnival Rimmed is NOT a mtach for Solo'YesMueller's font pair may be matched for multi-color printing outline and fill)
CheapjackNo
CrostieNo
FearlessNo
Jackpot Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
KevinNo
Latin CD + Latin CD WoodMonotype; Agfa orig. included in Print Artist bundle; Novel Lattinum.Yes
MouseholeNo
Pyramid ShadedNo
Rose EgyptianNo
Staccato WoodStakeholder Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)YesShown as Staccato in 'Victorian Display Alphabets'
Wood No. 47Antiochia Extended (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
31AlcazarSolofont included in Dover Circus book + CD pack.YesCIR
ArgosyNo
100Backhand ScriptSolofont included in Dover Circus book + CD pack.YesCIR
Bindweed(Solo), PilotPoint WBW (Nick's Fonts)Yes
ChabotNo
Firehouse GothicNo
HometownSolofont included in Dover Circus book + CD pack.YesCIR
Ionic #5Bitstream / Corel News 701; Linotype.Yes
Jolly JosephineNo
Jubilee WoodAIWood-BoxGothic (Alphabets, Inc.) aka Gothic Bold. Camelopard NF (Nick's Fonts), Gotico Bold (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes"Jubilee" in 100 Victorian fonts.
KildareThis appears to be a heavier instance of Rubens (Page 9)Yes
Mandy (Wood)NoKelly 320. CF Snowbird, 18.
Minnesota(Solo), Gothic Tuscan Concave (Jordan Davies/Wooden Tyhpe Fonts)Yes
Page IonicCaps from the digital equivalents for Haas Clarendon or Craw Clarendon Book would be a close work-alike if not a full match.Yes
PrimulaPony Express NF (Nicksfonts - with swash caps), Courtesan Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
35Railroad Gothicversion from Rabbit Repro (Red Rooster) re-drawn in 1999. Opti has their Opti Railroad Gothic, Linotype.Yes
Rover BoysNo
ValjeanSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
Walter WoodNo
3235Antique Condensed HumbertAntiqueCondensedTwo (JimParkinson/FontBureau)YesAppears on page 35 as Humbert
Antique Double CondensedAntiochia XX Condensed (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
Antique Triple CondensedAntiochia XXX Condensed (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
BambergSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
BootjackNo
Caswell CondensedNo
GoodfellowSolofonts version @ MyFonts.YesSheepman by Flat-it is similar
Klondike WoodNo
34Nesbitt Fat FaceNo
PanjandrumSolofont included in Dover Circus book + CD pack.YesCIR
Rhett ShadowNo
RondellNo
Round GothicGotico Round (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
TungstenTunbridge Shadow Ornamented (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
Tungsten SolidTunbridge Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
WoodboatNo
33Camelia WoodNo
Carnival(Solo), Zebrawood (Adobe), Dolphin (Expressiv - in Photolettering collection), Dorothy (FontBank). Aka Romantiques #2 (?)YesCIR 2001 bbut not in CIR 2008FTF Romaniques No. 2; Solofont included in 2001 Dover Circus book + CD pack; not listed in 2008. Possible elimination or name change?
Classic Pointing FistsHands (ArchiveType - has all of these and more), Mesa Point (FontMesa - some the same plus others)Yes
FrolicJeferson Pilot NF(Nick Curtis)Yes
Grecian Cd FinelineNo
27Grecian Extra CdHFF Greek ExCon (HFF/Have Fun With Fonts), Grecian XX Condensed (WoodenTypeFonts), Griego XX Condensed (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
Jake TabletNo
MarquetteSan Marcos WBW (Nick Curtis)Yes
Pointing Fists, Classic DingsNo
PrimroseNo
RosemaryNo
ShimmerShifty Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)YesShown as "Shimmer Wide" in Victorian Display Alphabets book.
Sutro WoodBuffaloGalMT (Monotype, by ThomasRickner), Centennial-Regular (Solo). Centennial Caps (?) also very closely match Pardee on Solocat page 34; but that face has a lower case and is broader.YesThis is a narrow version of Pardee (pages 25 & 34)
34AmbergWhile not an exact match, Ingrimayne Kyhota Two makes a satisfactory close work-alike.Yes
Caldwell No.2No
25CirqueNo
NottinghamNo
25PardeeTuscan Egyptian Thin (WoodFonts-Davies), AI Wood Tuscan Egyptian (Alphabets, Inc, caps only.)YesThis is a wider versionof Sutro Wood (Page 33)
PatriotNo
PuffinNo
RhodiumMPI French Antique by mpressInteractive MATCHES CAPS onlyNo
Richmond WoodLinotype Westside.Yes
Rustic InlineNo
TombolaHWT Antique Tuscan 9 (Hamilton Wood Type, via IHOF and P22)YesW. H. Page, 1859. Like a condensed version of Tallyrand (p. 16)
Torpedo(Solo-Book/CD), Spindletop WBW (Nick Curtis)YesCIR
Van HornNo
Wood No. 2No
Wood No.104No
Wood No.18No
35CaldwellNo
FionaNo
GettysburgNo
Grecian No.6Griego X Condensed Bold (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
32HumbertAntiqueCondensedTwo (Jim Parkinson/Font Bureau)YesAppears on Page 32 as AntiqueCondensed Humbert
JuanitaHFF Young Wanna (HFF)Yes
Morgan GothicPF Fusion Sans Pro Heavy (Parachute).YesMorgan-one (Opti) is a taller stretched version
Quartz Black Wood TypeNo
Quartz ShadedNo
31Railroad Gothic(Linotype, Red Rooster/RabbitReproductions, Opti)Yes
Title Gothic No.11No
Wilcox InitialsShadow Lands (Nick Curtis)Yes
Wood Block GroteskNo
Wood No. 20Rosemary Condensed (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
Wood No.16No
36Antique Condensed BostonNo
Calif. ClarendonNo
Coffee Can InitialsRosewood (Adobe), Gold Rush (Swfte), Mackinaw Display Caps (WSI), CoffeeCamus (Soft Horizons). Coffee Tin Initials (Rick Mueller)YesShown in 100 Victorian Display Fonts simply as Coffee Can
Dahlia (sim or s/a D' Wood)No
ExpressNoThere are three completely different typefaces all named express in the catalog - on pages 36, 102, and 192.
FacadeSteve Matteson's Monotype Facade very similar though not an exact match.Yes
Facade Bold Cond.No
Golden EraSolofont included in 2001 Dover Circus book + CD pack; not listed in 2008. Possible elimination or name change?YesCIR
Grecian ShadedNo
Grubstake (Open & Black)No
MimosaNo
Narrow GaugeAdobe Ponderosa; Corel Posse; SoftKey SSi Tumbleweed. aka French Condensed.Yes
Rodeo CondensedNovel Mansard Block Condensed.Yes
Sadie HawkinsNo
Tuscan DottedNo
Vanderburg PointedNo
38VerbinaHFF Beer VanYesThe spelling of the typeface on this page is erroneous. It should be Verbena, as on page 38 and the index.
XavierNo
3727AntimonyWillow (Linotype), Domning Telegraph (Opti)Yes
Carnation WoodNo
28ChickamaugaOPTIMorgan-Two, Gotico Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
EdnaClarendon Extended (Wooden Type Fonts)No
IshpemingTissot (Intellecta), Pepperwood Fill (Adobe, Linotype)NoAn ornamented version of Kid Ory (this page)
Juanita PlainHFF Young Wanna Plain (Have Fun with Fonts)Yes This typeface looks like an extra compressed version of SutroWood or Pardee
Kid Ory BHFF Xmas HoedownYesSee Ishperning (this page). Texarkana JNL (Jeff Levine) appears to have uses this as a base for ornamentation.
Octic Extra Condensed WoodNo
Pansy WoodNo
PatsyNo
RhodaRockwall NF by Nick's Fonts matches the upper caseNo
SerenaNo
15Templar WoodTemplar (Solo - in Victorian CD/Book)YesVICTemplar is lighter than the Templar Wood image in the catalog
Tulip Wood (decorated)No
VanadiumNo
38Cheops WoodNo
Dahlia Wood (sim or s/a Dahlia)LagunaMadreWBW (Nick Curtis/Nicksfonts)Yes
27Daniel WebsterNo
25Dime MuseumAlso known variously as French Clarendon, Italienne, and even (overseas) as American. Solofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
Grand WoodNo
Grecian Extra WideGriego Full Faced (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
64MarchtimeNo
MayoNo
Palm WoodGothic Bold Extended (Wooden Type Fonts), Brazos NF (Nicks Fonts), Gotico Extended (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
Rodeo TabletNo
RoxyTeutonic (Wooden Type Fonts), Fredericksburg NF (Nicks Fonts)YesTeutonic is a slight bit lighter. Compare with Wampum (this page and p. 24.
Sans Serif Cd No.1No
SouthlandAntique Wells (Wooden Type Fonts)Yes
36VerbemaHFF Beer VanYesErroneously spelled Verbina on page 36
24WampumWarpath Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)YesIdentical to Roxy (p. 38) except for clipped ends of serifs.
Zinc WoodGothic Extended Expanded Heavy (Wooden Type Fonts)No
39AspenwallNo
Carboy BoldNo
Carter Egyptian Extra CondensedNoNostrand JNL (Jeff Levine) is somewhat more condensed, otherwise a good match.
Carter Eqyptian Bold CondensedAntique Condensed Regular (Wooden Type Fonts) , Egyptienne Cond Medium (URW), Outlaw Bold (TypeArt)Yes
Digest RomanNo
Digest Roman CondensedNo
Digest Roman ExtendedYsleta NF (Nicks Fonts)Yes
Digest Roman Extra CondensedNo
Gothic Tuscan Cond WilcoxNo
HaymarketNoHaymarket (Pintassilgo Prints) has slight differences.
KeystoneNo
Omicron Wood GothicEckhardt Headline JNL (Jeff Levine)Yes
PinewoodNo
Rally ScotchNo
Rubens WoodRavenscroft (TombSweetTomb)(There's clearly a family relationship with the other Rubens faces shown on page 9, though there are some minor differences.Yes
Square Barnum CondNo
WharfdaleNo
 

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