Name that font contest resumes

Christopher Levy
on 14 Jan 11 (21:19)

So I tried to sell some type on Ebay the other month, but there seem to be more people buying fonts to break them up for resale- tough times I guess. So I’m going to try to sell some more of the shop on here.

But before I list the fonts it helps to know their name.
Here we have a font measuring roughly 1 1/4” tall. No maker’s mark on the A. My guess is late 19th.early 20th c.

Any and all information will be appreciated.

Thanks!

jan bp font1.jpg

T. J. Lyons Mem...
on 15 Jan 11 (05:07)

Christopher,
It appears to be 8-Line Clarendon Extra Extra Condensed, Light Face, that is shown in Kelly on pg. 111. Sometimes faces are difficult to match when the sizes are so reduced. The one shown in Kelly is a reduction of Page’s 50-Line font. Even though Kelly attributes the first showing to Page, I think that it originated with Cooley. See my font, by Cooley:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39182740@N04/3962302516/in/set-721576224383...
If your font has the diphthongs, it is, most-likey, a Cooley cutting, otherwise it is probably Hamilton’s version of this, No. 150, if there is no maker’s mark on the A.
Dave Greer

Christopher Levy
on 16 Jan 11 (12:32)

Thanks as always Dave!

Hopefully it will find a good home via the classifieds here :)

Christopher