Re: Need scan of "Base" in Burroughs typeface (was Re: [neonixie-l] Burroughs 70910)
To everyone replying to this topic (including privately) thank you very much. Unfortunately, I haven't had any time to work on this for almost two weeks. Nothing but frustration. I did find some missing parts today after a long search... > On Oct 6, 2021, at 2:55 AM, Dekatron42 wrote: > > @Terry Bowman: Please send me a direct email and explain in more detail what > you are looking for so I can have a look at my Burroughs material to see if I > can find what you are looking for. > > /Martin Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The Mac Doctor" "Damn, damn, damn, DAMN!"—Professor Henry HIggins, My Fair Lady -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/EDF87508-34AB-4BEE-BE05-34B2C0B1F305%40gmail.com.
Re: Need scan of "Base" in Burroughs typeface (was Re: [neonixie-l] Burroughs 70910)
I checked some of the old Burroughs documentation and I cannot find an "e" either. They only seemed to use the alternate font to spell "Burroughs Corporation". I have a PDF scan of catalog 616 (available on the Internet and it has no other examples. Then for fun, I made an image of the logo and uploaded it to several font identifiers. Nothing matched 100%. The lowercase "g" appears to be key to identifying the font. The tail at the top is unique amongst all the partial matches I was able to find. If you are able to match the "g", I think you will find the rest of the characters will line up. On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 2:55:46 AM UTC-4 Dekatron42 wrote: > @Terry Bowman: Please send me a direct email and explain in more detail > what you are looking for so I can have a look at my Burroughs material to > see if I can find what you are looking for. > > /Martin > > On Wednesday, 6 October 2021 at 00:16:32 UTC+2 Terry Bowman wrote: > >> 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 >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7c3c3db5-2dfa-46e9-b433-bd1ead052c8en%40googlegroups.com.
Re: Need scan of "Base" in Burroughs typeface (was Re: [neonixie-l] Burroughs 70910)
@Terry Bowman: Please send me a direct email and explain in more detail what you are looking for so I can have a look at my Burroughs material to see if I can find what you are looking for. /Martin On Wednesday, 6 October 2021 at 00:16:32 UTC+2 Terry Bowman wrote: > 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 > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7094e406-c2f7-446c-86ad-f06a018add51n%40googlegroups.com.
