Spelling with numbers

 

7's and 3's make spelling easy

 

This side of the gas station sign uses 3's, 7's, and two different styles of "$" to say:  "PLEASE STOP STEALING R LETTERS".

 

The other side of this gas station sign had all the letters needed to advertise the gas station mart. 

 

 

 

Shady returns

RETURNS 24 HOURS sign

The slanted afternoon sun turns the raised lettering of this sign into a shadow font

Scripted typography

Edelbrock header covers 

Those orange gasoline hoses are connected to the manifold seemingly not in order.  

Chevelle trunk lid emblem

The font type for this 1971-72 Chevrolet Chevelle trunk lid emblem is based on a series of vertical swoops.  In previous years, they used an italic script.

Stainless font too

The knife

This could be a peeling knife.  That knife blade appears to be original to the knife and not a reshape due to sharpening or breakage.  

The font

An example of one the various fonts used by the Ekco Products company on their Geneva Forge brand knives.  Their Stainless font is shown here. 

Auto typography

The typographers in the 1950's and 1960's were very creative when they designed logos for cars.

Chrysler Imperial - side

Chrysler Imperial - trunk

Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria

Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria

Chevrolet Malibu SS side

No serifs or sans seen here.

Stainless font

 

Stamped font

The Stainless font was used on kitchen knives made by the Ekco Products company.

Ten inch "Cook's Knife"

This example appears on a 10 inch long knife that has a 6 inch stainless blade and a 4 inch wooden handle.

Another Geneva Forge font is shown here.