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FONT RECOGNITION VIA FONT MOOSE
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Avil
Inland Type Foundry font made in 1904. With its tall ascenders and small x-height, and irregular edges, it is similar to Pabst Old Style (1902, Goudy). Avil was in the 1911 ATF catalog, but not in the 1923 ATF catalog. People suspect that ATF went with Pabst Old Style, and chose not to continue Avil. For a full specimen, see Sheperd in Dan X. Solo's Rustic and Rough-Hewn Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts by Dan X. Solo (1991, Dover). Mac McGrew: Advil was advertised by Inland Type Foundry in 1904 as "a new typeface, most excellent for fine booklet and catalog work." It follows a popular style of the day, with tall ascenders, small x-height, and irregular edges. It is very similar to Pabst Oldstyle (q.v.), but narrower. |
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file name: Susan Townsennd V T Pabst Oldstyle 1997 after Frederic Goudy
file name: Susan Townsennd V T Pabst Oldstyle 1997 after Frederic Goudy
file name: Inland Typefoundry Avil1904
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