Stencil "FONT" Identification Help Needed . . .

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I am having difficulty identifying a STENCIL “Font”, used on the Ling-Temco-Vought ( LTV ) Scout launch vehicle. Please note, in the pics below, the SAME Stencil appears on an equipment locker in one of the photo’s. The time period is circa 1963 - 1970.

Thanks, in advance, for your help !

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n561/Ez2cDave/Scout_23.jpg~original

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n561/Ez2cDave/Scout_22.jpg~original

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n561/Ez2cDave/Scout_16.jpg~original

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n561/Ez2cDave/Scout_11.jpg~original

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n561/Ez2cDave/Scout_25.jpg~original

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USAAFCSTENCIL. You can download them from www.dafont.com.

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Thanks for the reply . . .

Unfortunately, the USAAF Stencil font is not a match for the one I need. From what I readm the USAAF font was WWII era, while the one I’m looking for is in the Vietnam Era time period, circe 1963-1970.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n561/Ez2cDave/Scout_FONT.jpg~original

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n561/Ez2cDave/Scout%20FONT%20-%202_1.jpg~original

http://www.dafont.com/usaaf-stencil.font

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It looks like the stencils have been cut by a “Marsh” stencil cutting machine which was apparently pretty common WW2 onwards.

Having a look around I don’t see the actual / original “Marsh Stencil” font available online, but there is a “revival” font commonly available;

http://ufonts.com/fonts/marsh.html

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Nice find . . . That looks very, very close, if not the exact Font !

I’m going to try it out and see how it works . . . THANKS !!!

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I found a Chart of all the MARSH Stencil Characters . . . I think this is a MATCH !

http://befonts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/marsh.stencil.character-map-1.png

DOWNLOAD here . . .

http://befonts.com/marsh-font.html

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That’s also the “revival” font (G’s & N’s are noticeably different)…

If you’re a real stickler for details it might be worth dropping Marsh an email to see if the have a font set available for their original design;

http://msscllc.com/stenciling/

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Great idea to contact Marsh . . . I’ll do that !