I swear I have seen those serifs before, maybe on some permutation of Caslon - there’s no shortage of those! Is there any pinmark on the types? It has a bit of the feel of DeVinne, but it seems not to be DeVinne as shown in McGrew; it is also kind of similar to the Roycroft types and could be one of that family. This example shows a type cut by Nicolas Jenson, and many characters are very similar to those you pictured. Many type foundries, of which there were still dozens in the US in the late 19th C, issued versions of this cutting under various names allusive to Jenson.
The “beak” serifs remind one of Monotype 16 or Linotype Ronaldson Old Style. McGrew says that face was based on the MacKellar Smiths & Jordan face of the same name, 1884. I don’t have specimens of that one, but yours could be that or a Keystone copy. Definitely not Caslon, DeVinne or Jenson. Hope a source turns up.
Darrell’s suggestion of MSJ Ronaldson Old Style has led me to this showing of Ronaldson Extended in the 1892 MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan specimen book. It appears to be a match. You could confirm this by comparing more characters and posting a picture of the pin mark. Most MSJ faces remained available from American Type Founders long after they were dropped from the specimen books.
I spent quite a good amount of time trying to find this font. It looks like a very old one.
The overpronounced serifs should be an easy find but I’m having no luck.
I swear I have seen those serifs before, maybe on some permutation of Caslon - there’s no shortage of those! Is there any pinmark on the types? It has a bit of the feel of DeVinne, but it seems not to be DeVinne as shown in McGrew; it is also kind of similar to the Roycroft types and could be one of that family. This example shows a type cut by Nicolas Jenson, and many characters are very similar to those you pictured. Many type foundries, of which there were still dozens in the US in the late 19th C, issued versions of this cutting under various names allusive to Jenson.
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The “beak” serifs remind one of Monotype 16 or Linotype Ronaldson Old Style. McGrew says that face was based on the MacKellar Smiths & Jordan face of the same name, 1884. I don’t have specimens of that one, but yours could be that or a Keystone copy. Definitely not Caslon, DeVinne or Jenson. Hope a source turns up.
Darrell’s suggestion of MSJ Ronaldson Old Style has led me to this showing of Ronaldson Extended in the 1892 MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan specimen book. It appears to be a match. You could confirm this by comparing more characters and posting a picture of the pin mark. Most MSJ faces remained available from American Type Founders long after they were dropped from the specimen books.
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I spent quite a good amount of time trying to find this font. It looks like a very old one.
The overpronounced serifs should be an easy find but I’m having no luck.
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MaynardNews’s suggestion of Ronaldson Extended looks like a match to me.