SIGN PAINTING.
To the beginner I will say: Learn the letters; get a variety of alphabets in your head; the more you have the better you will be prepared to do a pleasing variety of sign writing. A variety of letters arranged in alphabets are given in the following pages as a convenient means of reference for the painter who may desire to refresh his memory, as to the form of any letter represented, or to make a study of them with a view of acquiring a knowledge of the formation of letters generally.
No. 1. GOTHIC CONDENSED
A B C D E F G
H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z & .
No. 1. GOTHIC CONDENSED—continued.
a b c d e f g h
i j k l m n o p q
r s t u v w x y z
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 0 , .
No. 2. BLANCHARD.
A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V W X
Y Z &
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
a b c d e f g h i j
k l m n o p q r s
t u v w x y z , .
No. 3. ALASKAN.
A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P Q
R S T U V W X Y Z &
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 , .
No. 4. OLD STYLE EXTENDED.
A B C D E F
G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T
U V W X Y Z & , .
a b c d e f g h
i j k l m n o
p q r s t u v
w x y z 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 0
No. 5. LINING GOTHIC.
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N
O P Q R S
T U V W
X Y Z & , .
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 0
No. 6. CONDENSED DE VINNE.
A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O
P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z & , .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
a b c d e f g h i j
k I m n o p q r s
t u v w x y z
No. 7. GOTHIC SHADED.
A B C D E
F G H I J K
L M N O P
Q R S T U
V W X Y Z
& , .
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 0
No. 8. RONALDSON SLOPE.
A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T
U V W X Y Z & , .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
No. 9. FLORENTINE.
A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V W X
Y Z & , .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
No. 10. FRENCH OLD STYLE.
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z & , .
No. 11. LIVERMORE.
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q
R S T U V W X Y Z
& , . a b c d e f g h i j
k l m n o p q r s t u v
w x y z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 0
No. 12. CASLON OLD STYLE.
A B C D E F G
H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z & , .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 a b c d e f g h
i j k l m n o p q
r s t u v w x y z
No. 13. SATANICK.
A B C D E
F G H I J K
L M N O P
Q R S T U
V W X Y Z
No. 13. SATANICK—continued.
a b c d e f g h
i j k l m n o p
q r s t u v w x
y z 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 0 . , ! ? &
No. 14. COLUMBUS.
A B C D E F G
H I J K L M N O
P Q R S T U V W
X Y Z & , . 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 0 a
b c d e f g h i j
k l m n o p q r s
t u v w x y z
No. 15. BRADLEY.
A B C D E F G H I J K
L M N O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z a b c d e f
g h i j k l m n o p q r s
t u v w x y z & , .
No. 16. DORIC ITALIC.
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z , .
& 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0