Period appropriate signage (WHITE KING SOAP)

[tom mann]

This one is also close:

http://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/handyman.php

[sirenwerks]

You want the font (the external shape of the letters) or the effect (the painted-on bevel effects of the signage that creates the 3D effect)?  If you want the font, try looking at a site that offers free fonts, like dafont.com or 1001freefonts.com.  Start with searching fonts that are "sans serif".  Serifs are the sideways 'extrusions' at the tops of the letters.  The image below shows serif versus sans serif, the letter on the left has the serifs circled, the letter on the right has no serifs:
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[/size]The focus on the unique characteristics of the individual letters in the type you are trying to match.   IMO those are the shallow crotches of the W (where the four stems that make the letter meet) and the upper shallow crotch in the K, and the blocking of the curves in the G (where usually a G is a hacked up O, this G is practically a hacked up square).  Look in the free font images for a heavy sans serif block font and match those specific letter characteristics and you'll probably have found your font.
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[/size]If you really want to learn to look at fonts critically, I recommend this site, which explains the technical characteristics considered in font design: [/size][size=78%]http://www.typographydeconstructed.com/[/size]

[wcfn100]

Drawing from scratch will be faster and more correct than any thing you'll find online.

As far as typefaces go, this is about as easy as it gets.  The only small issue could be the G, S, O and P because they have some rounding effects.  Can't tell if it's actually rounded or a small 45deg angle. Either would probably look fine.


edit: Once you have some building blocks, it goes pretty quick.




Jason

[Cajonpassfan]

Cool! Thanks again. I'm thinking the round letter corners have a little radius, look at the inside of the G. I would think that specific radius would be consistent where appropriate (O,P,G, S)... So all I got to do now is to figure out the rest of the building
Otto K.