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[The Sign Goddess]

Looking for the INTERNATIONAL font or anything similar. This was used in the 1920's-40's.

Any help is appreciated!

 

[Fred Weiss]

Not a match but you may want to consider a font like Garth Graphic Condensed Bold.

 

[HecklnDecalr]

It's definitely not the same, and the A's are different but Benguiat is in the same ballpark.

 

[Marlene]

Restoring Cornelia - International Harvester Truck Logo History you might find something here

 

[Jairo E. Camargo]

Looking for the INTERNATIONAL font or anything similar. This was used in the 1920's-40's.

Any help is appreciated!

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Looking for the INTERNATIONAL font or anything similar. This was used in the 1920's-40's.

Any help is appreciated!

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this is the best way to find any fonts.

WhatTheFont! « MyFonts

 

[The Sign Goddess]

this is the best way to find any fonts.

WhatTheFont! « MyFonts

I am here because I have already tried that and also whatfontis.com and came up empty handed.

 

[The Sign Goddess]

Not a match but you may want to consider a font like Garth Graphic Condensed Bold.

I think this may be similar enough for what I need to do. Thanks, Fred!

 

[shoresigns]

Probably the closest you're going to find is Bookman (Bold Condensed). It's much closer than Garth Graphic. Here's a free version made by a company that no longer exists.

B Fonts - OPTI Fonts Archive

The original International design would have been done by hand, based on the standard type styles available at the time, but customized by the craftsman who made it. Bookman fits the era, and I'd bet that's what it was based on.

It also varied slightly over time – here are a couple more examples of it from the same era:

http://trucktype.com/pics/5818/full/international_emblem_c35_36.jpg
http://trucktype.com/pics/5818/full/international_icon-emblem_c35_36.jpg

 

[The Sign Goddess]

Probably the closest you're going to find is Bookman (Bold Condensed). It's much closer than Garth Graphic. Here's a free version made by a company that no longer exists.

B Fonts - OPTI Fonts Archive

The original International design would have been done by hand, based on the standard type styles available at the time, but customized by the craftsman who made it. Bookman fits the era, and I'd bet that's what it was based on.

It also varied slightly over time – here are a couple more examples of it from the same era:

http://trucktype.com/pics/5818/full/international_emblem_c35_36.jpg
http://trucktype.com/pics/5818/full/international_icon-emblem_c35_36.jpg

Thanks! I figured with the age that it wasn't an actual font but hoped for something close.