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Stencil Types


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PAGEAlso on pageSoloCat or Solofont NameAlias AnalysisMatchDover CD BookComments
116Adamo StencilNoCorresponds to Stevedore Stencil in Photolettering Alphabet Thesaurus and its index, "one line manual of styles"
BigelowThis is a stencilized version of Blackoak (Adobe) and the clone WantedPoster (SSI/SSK)No
BlackpoolNo
DecibelURW++ Cargo has slightly wider glyphs, but they're cut by a matching method to Solo's Decibel. Cargo also has a lower case. It is a very good work-alike though not a perfect match.YesCorresponds to "Murray Hill Stencil 5" in photo-lettering one line manual of styles and Alphabet Thesaurus
Dry Brush StencilNo
ExportNo
Nile StencilNoCorresponds to "Nolan Alcatraz", Photo-letterings' one line manual of styles by Edward Randthaler.
Spooks Alive StencilNo
Sports StencilNo
Steam StencilNo
StretchNo
True CrossfireNo
Victorian StencilMaverick (Jeff Levine), Maverick BE (B.O.Nelson/Brain Eaters); Waxahachi WBF (Nick Curtis)Yes
117Amster StencilNo
Banco StencilNoNon-stencil versions of Banco are widely available, as Banco (Adobe, ICG, others), Etappe (Brendel), Java (Multiline), Bandit (Softmaker), Baccarat (WSI), Jamaica (SilverGraphics), and other equivalents.
Bank StencilDespite the word "Bank" in the Solocat name, this is practically identical to the face just called "Stencil" by Adobe, Agfa/CG, Bitstream, Brendel, and SoftMaker. There are also look-alikes: Brendel Geogia; A&L G.I. Stencil; Novel Steamship; SoftKey Template; Swfte Cargo; and WSI Nesbitt.YesA Solid version of this font is available as Nick Curtis' Ysleta NF.
Charette (Europa Bold Stencil)Jeanneret NF (NicksFonts)Yes
Dawson StencilNoStencil version of the Dawson on p. 28
DocksideNo
Europa Stencil (Charette)Jeanneret NF (NickCurtis/NicksFonts)Yes
Glaser Stencil BoldTemplett (BA) and Stencil Sans (A&L) are identical.YesThis is NOT the same as Futura Stencil (even though the displayed text is "FUTURA STENCIL". The R's are different, among other traits.
Glaser Stencil LightAldus cites look-alikes.Yes
Hornman StencilNo
Neuland StencilNo
Poster StencilNo
Quiet StencilQuiet (Filmotype)YesThirstype's AlexeyOne was previously sited as a similar font.
Ragtime StencilNo
Scepter StencilNo
Spartana StencilNo
Stencil Bold (Adobe, URW, Bitstream, WSI) and others. Army (anon - many weights)YesDieter Steffmann's Lintsec is a wide version..
Stencil Bold CondensedArmy Condensed (Anon), Stencil Compress (URW), Stencil Becker Compress (URW)Yes
184Stencil OutlineStencil MN Outline (Mecanorma), Stencil-D-Outline (URW)Yes
Tea Chest(Linotype), CargoCrate(Subflux)Yes
Thayer StencilNo
118Ancient (stencil) No
Avanti StencilNo
BarnNoAppears to be a stencilized version of Barndance (P.16)
BeijingThis appears to be the same as "Hong Kong" on page 72. See there for matches.YesThis is a different Beijing from the Solo font named Beijing that's available at Myfonts and included here on the pseudo-page 900.
BillboardNo
BromptonNo
Cabaret Stencil (simplified art gothic)Solofonts version @ MyFonts. This is a solid version of the stencil illustrated on pg. 118 of the 1992 Solocat. MyFonts describes it as an original, simplified Art Gothic style digitized in 2003 by Dan Solo.Yes
CairoURW ++ "Heavy Script #2 Stencil D Bold"Yes
CalistogaNo
Classic Stencil No
Concave StencilSulphur Springs Medium (Nick Curtis)Yes
Copely PlazaNo
Courtland StencilNo
EasternNo
Edda(DavidBerlow/Font Bureau),EdithDay (SoftHorizons). Edda Text (FontBureau). EddaMF (Mueller). Edda Caps (Sam Wang, but internally unattributed.)YesSolo's Edda Black, renamed to Edda AltStyleA can be found in circulation.
Edda StencilNo
FlossoNo
Game PlanNo
Gesh Stencil (Gesh Export)Digital versions include Brendel's WANTED; Novel's Gangplank; Opti's Gilpin 5; and SoftKey SSi's Forklift Display.Yes
119Grocers StencilGrocer Stencil (Bulldog)Yes
HorizontalNo
InscriptionNo
Ionic StencilNo
JensonianNo
KeithNo
Limbo StencilNo
Lira StencilLyric Stencil (NicksFonts)Yes
London StencilNo
MorroNo
Mosaic StencilNo
NeutronNoLambada (Brendel) is similar
Oly Stencil 118No
OrpheumNo
PreviewAirlock (Computer Safari)Yes
SagamoreNo
SaratogaNo
SerpentNo
51Sheet SteelDXS Sheet Steel (Dick Pape)Yes
ShoalsNo
Spice StencilNo
Stencil Border No. 1No
TechnicNo
TemplateLarabie Tinsnips are not an exact match but provide a similar workalike effect.Yes
TwainNo
Whiteline StencilNo
Wooky HoleExcelsis ( Unattributed freeware), Manzanita (WSI), Farquharson (David Vereschagin, 1991) UppercaseYesWooky Hole is a stencil version of Excelsis (p.29)
11941Auriol Italic Stencil(Solo, in ArtNouveau Bood/CD), Alouette Italic (Solo). Lushlife Bold Italic (SWFTE)YesANVThere are no solid varieties of Auriol. Solo put them on this page and altered the names shown because they have stencil-like attributes.
41Auriol StencilAuriol (Linotype, Solo), Alouette (Solo). Freeforn 721 (Bitstream); Freedom 9 (Bay Animation); Palette (Softkey/SSI/SSK); and Cheshire (WSI), Aura (OPTI), LushlifeBold (SWFTE)YesANVListed as Auriol on page 41. SWFTE's Lushlife regular and italic are EckmannSchrift.There are two identical font families by Solotype; Auriol and Alouette. It's not clear why the two names were used. There's only one Auriol entry in the Catalog's index, and it points to page 119, not 41.
British StencilNo
Caren StencilCamera Stencil (Type Revivals), Stencil Camera ( unattributed freeware(Yes
Commerce StencilNo
Cuba StencilNo
Elephant StencilNo
Fortune StencilNo
118Grocers StencilGrocer Stencil (Bulldog)Yes
Herzog StencilNo
ImportSolofont included in DoverSpecial Effects book + CD pack.YesSPFX
Import ItalicNo
Mink StencilNo
Morro Cond StencilNo
Optima Bd StencilNo
Quadrata StencilNo
Samoa StencilNo ready-made version found. With considerable effort, you could use Nick Curtis's Hardy Har Har in an Illustration program to create the stencil custs for stencil-look text art based on the solid typeface.Yes
Tape StencilNo
Titania StencilNo
Unit StencilNo
VisaAvia-Regular (Font Bureau), Figment (Silver Graphics)Yes
Woodcut StencilYou could make Text art matching the Solocat sample from the solid version of this font using a Vector Graphic Art Editor.Yes
 

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