Forensic font examination!

[FrecklePaw]

Does anyone know what font this is?

[HansV]

It looks like one of the versions of Gill Sans, perhaps Gill Sans MT.

See WhatTheFont

[SpeakEasy]

Looks like Gill Sans to me.

But there are numerous websites that will attempt to identify fonts from images, e.g. https://www.myfonts.com/pages/whatthefont

[HansV]

Great minds...

[SpeakEasy]

Heh!

[John Gray]

I would agree with the attribution of Gill Sans [MT] - except for the date.
In Gill Sans, as most other fonts, the "^nd" superscript in "2^nd" is at the top of the upper line, not some little way down...

Note in the Lounge font, which I believe to be Garamond, the superscript is even higher than the top line!

[SpeakEasy]

>the "nd" superscript in "2nd" is at the top of the upper line

Not with my copy of Gill Sans, where it shows exactly the same as in the provided sample, but I believe the default position depends on the font size ... and in Word we can change the superscript position through Font -> Advanced properties.

[John Gray]

How interesting! Highlighting 2^nd in Gill Sans MT, and changing the font size shows that in 9 pt and 11 pt the ^nd superscript drops significantly!
I wonder if Eric Gill realised that this would be what would happen when Monotype took over his font...?

[kdock]

... and in Word we can change the superscript position through Font -> Advanced properties.

I never realized this. Thanks SpeakEasy.
K

[FrecklePaw]

Thanks everyone! It's a good font I think, very clear :)

[Leif]

just in case you are interested, I personally like it as a font, and we used to have Gill Sans as our 'company typeface' - that is, until I discovered Eric Gill's past, and no longer wanted any association with him.

Eric Gill: can we separate the artist from the abuser? | Eric Gill | The Guardian

He remains a divisve figure in the UK:
Man damages BBC headquarters statue with hammer - BBC News
and
Eric Gill was evil. His sculpture at BBC headquarters isn’t | Art and design | The Guardian

[FrecklePaw]

just in case you are interested, I personally like it as a font, and we used to have Gill Sans as our 'company typeface' - that is, until I discovered Eric Gill's past, and no longer wanted any association with him.

Eric Gill: can we separate the artist from the abuser? | Eric Gill | The Guardian

He remains a divisve figure in the UK:
Man damages BBC headquarters statue with hammer - BBC News
and
Eric Gill was evil. His sculpture at BBC headquarters isn’t | Art and design | The Guardian

disgusting. thanks for making me aware. back to the drawing board.
any substitutes I could use that are similar?

[Leif]

You may have some luck here:
Gill Sans Font Combinations & Free Alternatives · Typewolf
or
Similar free fonts and alternative for Gill Sans MT
or
I'm looking for a contemporary substitute for Gill Sans : r/typography