17-02-2018, 03:08 PM
Looks to me that the Nippy numberplate would have been hand painted and not
Therefore a proprietary “font” as the sizing of the numbers looks variable!
The blurb for LUTZ / Alpine Headline ( circa 1996)says is was derived
From old number plates. The prewar regs specified height, width , spacing and letter stroke width
but did not define the style of the lettting , except serifs were not usually usedfrom the 1920’s onwards.
Happy painting
Bill G
Therefore a proprietary “font” as the sizing of the numbers looks variable!
The blurb for LUTZ / Alpine Headline ( circa 1996)says is was derived
From old number plates. The prewar regs specified height, width , spacing and letter stroke width
but did not define the style of the lettting , except serifs were not usually usedfrom the 1920’s onwards.
Happy painting
Bill G
Based near the Scottish Border,