The "Burroughs 70910" topic has me excited because of this picture...



Short version:

I need the word "Base" set in the Burroughs typeface. The problem is that the 
words "Burroughs Corporation" don't contain the lowercase letter "e". I've 
searched everywhere online for text containing the "e" and until now I've come 
up empty. This box has exactly the sort of text I need except for one thing: 
it's too bold.

Does anyone else have printed material from Burroughs containing an "e"? And 
hopefully a lighter weight? Not that I'd turn down anything in bold—I'll take 
everything I can get.

I need a hi-res scan in a lossless format such as TIFF so that I can trace the 
letters in Illustrator. The original needs to be as large and clear as 
possible. Most of the scans of documents and boxes that I already have are too 
small and/or the ink bled too far into the paper.


More info:

Part of corporate branding is selecting a typeface that will be used for 
letterheads, documents, packaging etc. Burroughs used a version of the typeface 
Clarendon. I've been to all of the font search sites and while there are lots 
of Clarendons available none of them have the unique flavor of the Burroughs 
version. While I'm well versed in font editing, management etc. I don't have 
the artistic chops to properly alter letters.

Burroughs used multiple variants of the Clarendon over the years: different 
weights, different serifs and so on. I need all four letters in exactly the 
same font.


I love the lowercase "s" because it's almost perfectly symmetrical vertically. 
Help me Nixie collectors, you're my only hope.


Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"

Edward R. Murrow: “Who owns the patent on this vaccine?”
Dr. Jonas Salk: “Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you 
patent the sun?”—See It Now, 12 April 1955

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