Need help identifying lead type
I have a font to sell, but I do not know what to call it. It is all upper case, and 48 point. It appears to be complete, but without any lower case to help the identification. Identitype only got to a possible Fuller Sans DT or a Trade Gothic Next. This one is also extended, and the Q is substantially different.
Cliff
Located near Eugene, OR
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Hi Cliff,
It would be very helpful if you can let us know what the pinmark says on this type. That is definitely one BIZARRE “Q”.
Thanks.
It says Palmer 48 REY.
Appears to be Palmer and Rey Gothic No. 2.
Thank you very much. That “Q” did not show up on any websites.
I will put it in the classified section. Does anyone know if it has any value, or what an approximate could be? I am near Eugene, Oregon and it is quite heavy..
Would it cost more to ship than it is worth? It appears to be a complete upper case.
“Value” is always hard to define. You definitely have a very unique font there. The Palmer & Rey type foundry was operated in San Francisco between 1882 and 1892 so, first of all, your font is very old. Not too many P&M fonts have survived at all, and I would hazard a guess that this may be the ONLY font of that face in that size still in existence.
It’s shear quirkiness also has something going for it, especially if you can print something with it that would utilize that unique “Q.”
Way more valuable than scrap metal would be my estimation. I have no idea what kind of prices are paid nowadays on the West Coast, but I would certainly think that some printer in the SF area should surely like to have and save this charming piece of SF printing history.
As a footnote, I started collecting type in San Francisco in the mid-70s and now have over 2,000 fonts in my own shop. Only ONE of them has a Palmer & Rey pinmark. I moved to the midwest 26 years ago, so the SF connection is not so strong with me anymore.
Our pinmark museum is still off line, but the pinmark you have may look like the one below only with the number 48 instead of 30. It is difficult to establish a price on a font like this. If you auction it, all depends on who is online at a given time and how badly someone wants it in his or her collection.
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Thanks so much for all of you comments and help. This has been a unique journey. I have never been in the printing business, but my grandfather had a typeshop in Los Angeles from the 30s to 1960. It was called Bisch Type. His son, my uncle, had a couple shops from there, the last of which was AutoGraphics. They set the type for the New International Version of the bible, and held the rights for many years.
This is a great website and community.