Looking for victorian or old west style fonts.

July 7, 2009 7:09 PM

Looking for font recommendations: something that conveys the feel of late 19th century, somewhat victorian, somewhat "old west" but not the typical "wanted dead or alive" poster style. Thanks!
posted by Mrs. Buck Turgidson to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Just today Dan Benjamin mentioned a new font called Phaeton, which seems to fit your description.
posted by kidbritish at 7:14 PM on July 7, 2009

For free fonts (legally so) look on dafont under Fancy/retro. There are a lot of different period fonts in there, but definitely some late Victorian stuff – some all-caps circusy and some scripts, you'll have plenty of choice depending on what you want to do.
posted by zadcat at 7:23 PM on July 7, 2009

Have a look at the LHF Billhead family by Letterhead Fonts.
posted by usonian at 7:31 PM on July 7, 2009