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Hello -

For a design project I'm looking for any information on the font used for the One Twenty, One Sixty, and One Eighty nameplates. A sample is attached. If the font does exist, I'm trying to locate the name of the font, or if the font doesn't exist, any other advertising or examples of this typography.

I consulted a typography forum, and the general consensus is that it was a Packard in-house design and there is no font as such. Any assistance is gratefully appreciated!

Thanks, Kevin

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G'day Kevin-G,
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Probably doesn't refer to the style you're researching but did you see the reference to custom typefaces by Owen_Dyneto in Post #4 in this thread?

I'd vote for hand lettering. That way the look would be exclusive to the company.

You are aware that there are several Packard and Clipper fonts available on free sites......

A bit of a long shot but if you check the Design Patents listed on the patent plate you just might find that one of them covers the script. Look for 6-digit patent numbers with the prefix "DE" or "DES" and then look them up at the Patent Office.

I'd like to thank you all for responding. No sign of this font anywhere else other than the nameplates, at least so far. I am aware of the 'Packard' font that was issued in 1913; this isn't the same one, unfortunately...and the design patent angle is great; will be pursuing this!

Thanks again. Kevin

I do a lot of graphics work and am familiar with a lot of fonts. This one is definitely a script type. The "O" and "S" are obviously exaggerated (i.e. extended vertically) and the lettering is stretched. My initial though was that it might be Magneto, but when I put that to the test, it is clearly not. I'd suggest you go online and look up popular fonts from the 1930s and 1940s. I think that it is an actual script font as opposed to one created by Packard. I really like the font and design -- it is a classical Art Decco style.