Or maybe from an Indian foundry? The face has characteristics that could have been attractive to users in India. I don’t know if any of the India foundries are still operating, but I think some are.
I believe that your typeface is named, “RANDOM” cast by Farmer in the late 19th-century. Farmer’s pin-mark was more of a cross, than an X, that is, a vertical line and a horizontal line through the center of a circle. Having a pound mark in the font was not unusual for those cast in the US.
What size is it, and is there any pinmark? It’s a neat-looking face, though. And I’d guess it might be British with the £ sign.
Bob
Or maybe from an Indian foundry? The face has characteristics that could have been attractive to users in India. I don’t know if any of the India foundries are still operating, but I think some are.
Bob
The pin mark is X. No other marks. Thank you Bob.
I believe that your typeface is named, “RANDOM” cast by Farmer in the late 19th-century. Farmer’s pin-mark was more of a cross, than an X, that is, a vertical line and a horizontal line through the center of a circle. Having a pound mark in the font was not unusual for those cast in the US.
Dave Greer
That definitely looks right. Google books has a specimen…
https://books.google.com/books?id=8BUZAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA91&ots=4MH0PfX65W&dq=farmer%20foundry%20random&pg=RA1-PA91#v=onepage&q=farmer%20foundry%20random&f=false
Thank you all.
L