Unusual Stephenson Blake Numbers

Dave Hughes · October 31, 2022, 02:13:40 PM

Unusual Stephenson Blake Numbers, posted on Twitter by St. Bride Library.

https://mobile.twitter.com/stbridelibrary/status/1587029111221927936

Anyone remember them? I seem to recall them being used for on-course horse-racing betting tickets.

Dave Hughes · October 31, 2022, 02:33:05 PM

Thought so! Here's a rather poor photo of one!

I'm guessing some of the reasoning behind this fount is to make the numbers more difficult to alter for nefarious purposes!

Ken Burnley · November 02, 2022, 04:37:15 PM

They were also used in books of cloakroom tickets.

Dave Hughes · November 02, 2022, 05:51:01 PM

Quote from: Ken Burnley on November 02, 2022, 04:37:15 PMThey were also used in books of cloakroom tickets.

Like these?

Similar fount and size here, but only the letters on nines and sizes.

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