[HN Gopher] George Gorton Machine Co engraver typefaces
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       George Gorton Machine Co engraver typefaces
        
       Author : fanf2
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2024-06-11 10:42 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (luc.devroye.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (luc.devroye.org)
        
       | frankus wrote:
       | I assume the device these were used with was something like this?
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       | https://www.amazon.com/Proxxon-27106-PROXXON-Engraving-Devic...
        
         | rx_tx wrote:
         | Exactly, they're plates to follow using a pantograph machine
         | that will in turn engrave your piece. I love the "Himalaya"
         | type in the article, very Art Deco.
         | 
         | If you want a demo of a vintage one, this video from
         | Inheritance Machining [1] is a great watch. It also shows how
         | you can change the scale by adjusting the lever arm positions.
         | 
         | [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7am-ysvGD3s
        
       | Thoreandan wrote:
       | I found the Lipsum quotes used fascinating, so I looked them up:
       | 
       | Lucky Is He Who Can Accept His Broken Sword From Fate The
       | Conqueror, With A Manly And A Humble Heart. --William Makepeace
       | Thackeray, The History of Pendennis https://www.online-
       | literature.com/thackeray/history-of-pende...
       | 
       | Trust in God, but keep your powder dry. --William Blacker
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_in_God_and_keep_your_pow...
       | 
       | And I if I be lifted up from the Earth, will draw all men unto
       | me. --John 12:32
       | 
       | No great man ever minds stooping. --John Ruskin, The Two Paths
       | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7291/7291-h/7291-h.htm#:~:te...
       | 
       | A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. --Proverbs
       | 22:1
       | 
       | Eternal Vigilance Is The Price Of Liberty --Leonard H. Courtney
       | https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leonard_H._Courtney
       | 
       | Let your light so shine that men may see your good works.
       | --Matthew 5:14
       | 
       | The Sun Shines Alike On Beggars & Kings --Sundial engraving,
       | allegedly from "Inter Caesarem et Galbam Sol Ministrat Umbram"
       | https://archive.org/details/bookofoldsundial00unse/page/45/m...
       | 
       | Hitch your Wagon to a Star --Ralph Waldo Emerson, Civilization
       | https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hitch_one%27s_wagon_to_a_star
       | 
       | Fellow-Citizens: God reigns, and the government at washington
       | still lives. --James Garfield, after Lincoln's assassination
       | (alleged)
       | https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield#Disputed
       | 
       | Experience is the mother of science. --Miguel de Cervantes, Don
       | Quixote
       | https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes#:~:text=Ex...
       | 
       | LET US STRIKE THE iron while it is hot. --Chaucer, Canterbury
       | Tales https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/6236476310
        
       | beardicus wrote:
       | more information on these machines and their typefaces, including
       | pictures of the machines and brochures and catalogs:
       | http://gorton-machine.org
        
         | beardicus wrote:
         | oh, and here's an article that links 'gorton normal' to many
         | keyboard fonts including the apollo DSKY keyboard:
         | https://newsletter.shifthappens.site/archive/a-tale-of-three...
        
       | buildsjets wrote:
       | Well, this is relevant to my interests. I do a lot of CNC laser
       | engraving and rotary milling. Unfortunately a lot of the links to
       | the digital fonts are broken.
       | 
       | The National Park Typeface was designed for pantograph-style
       | engraving machines way back in the day, and still looks and works
       | great for modern projects. I've made a few aircraft instrument
       | panels using it.
       | 
       | https://nationalparktypeface.com/
       | 
       | DIN 1451 is nice too.
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_1451
        
         | buildsjets wrote:
         | And the DIN article lead to this Wiki of other public signage
         | typefaces.
         | 
         | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_signage_typefac...
        
       | somat wrote:
       | Here is a video on the operation of the sort of machine these
       | type sets were intended for.
       | 
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7am-ysvGD3s (Inheritance
       | Machining)
        
       | nerdponx wrote:
       | A derivative of the Gorton typeface family (called "Gorton
       | Modified") was famously used by Comptec for their keycaps:
       | https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7802282838_e1079e98c2_c....
       | 
       | The successor of Comptec today is Signature Plastics, and they
       | still use that typeface on their keycaps today:
       | https://spkeyboards.com/collections/nuclear-keycap-set
        
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