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General Discussion => Campfire Talk => Topic started by: Ice on September 10, 2013, 05:44:34 am

Title: Can anyone Identify the font on this gas can please
Post by: Ice on September 10, 2013, 05:44:34 am
I have some German 5 Liter gas cans like this.

(http://www.caesarscoins.com/b8769-01.jpg)
( Not my pics, these are better than my phone cam can take)


 Any ideas what font the lettering is ?
Title: Re: Can anyone Identify the font on this gas can please
Post by: D the D on September 10, 2013, 05:53:15 am
Kraftstoff is "Fuel" for an engine.  Feuergefahrlick is "Inflammable" or "Fire Hazard".
Title: Re: Can anyone Identify the font on this gas can please
Post by: Ice on September 10, 2013, 05:57:27 am
Correct, but what type style is the font ?
Title: Re: Can anyone Identify the font on this gas can please
Post by: D the D on September 10, 2013, 08:45:09 am
It's not the standard DIN 1451 adopted in 1938 which is found on most cans.  Similar, but the long tailed "f" isn't standard nor is the sort of flat/not curved "r".
I'd figure post-war commercial?
Title: Re: Can anyone Identify the font on this gas can please
Post by: boggy on September 10, 2013, 06:36:16 pm
Modern Krafstroff typeface is pretty darn close.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Kraftstoff-Typeface/10030933

Scroll down for the full alphabet, letters, and characters.

Title: Re: Can anyone Identify the font on this gas can please
Post by: Ice on September 11, 2013, 02:24:40 am
Danke shoen !
Title: Re: Can anyone Identify the font on this gas can please
Post by: Ice on September 11, 2013, 04:21:58 am
O.k. I found a way to get half decent pics.

 These will get stenciled "Benzin fur motorrad"
Title: Re: Can anyone Identify the font on this gas can please
Post by: D the D on September 11, 2013, 04:30:22 am
To differentiate from "Wasser"?
Title: Re: Can anyone Identify the font on this gas can please
Post by: Ice on September 11, 2013, 05:39:15 am
Quote from: D the D on September 11, 2013, 04:30:22 am
To differentiate from "Wasser"?

Nein.
Irischer whisky  ;D

 Just kidding. The one for water will just get a big white cross painted on it and no stencil.