Victorian Chandelier Drop Cap Font – 1800s Ornamental Letters with Hanging Flourishes (CL Antique No.4)
We’re breathing new life into antique type! This font is part of our growing collection of restored typefaces, carefully revived from original specimens in the Century Library archive. Each one is a direct translation of the past - scanned, cleaned up, and converted into a working font so you can actually use these historic letterforms, not just look at them. These aren’t modern interpretations or redesigns. What you see is what was once printed - charming imperfections and all. The character set is limited to what was available in the original source material, which varies from font to font. Perfect for adding an authentic vintage feel to your designs - whether you're working on a book cover, a poster, branding, or just something personal - these fonts carry all the texture, age, and personality you'd expect from type that’s over a century old.
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Various Printed and Handwritten Vintage Overlays
Elegant antique letterhead designs featuring classic typography and handwritten details, perfect for adding historical charm to decoupage, collage, scrapbooking, or vintage-inspired designs.
- Resolution: 1429px x 1405px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Antique German Script Letterhead – Vintage Typography Overlay
Vintage overlay featuring elegant German script typography from an antique document, ideal for adding sophistication and historical character to designs.
- Resolution: 3370px x 3664px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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1860s London Trade Association – Vintage Letterhead Overlay
Sophisticated vintage letterhead overlay from an 1860s London Trade Association document, featuring classic typography and handwriting, ideal for digital collage, scrapbooking, vintage journals, or antique-inspired designs.
- Resolution: 5677px x 946px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Vintage Receipt Handwriting Overlay – Elegant Antique Financial Ephemera
Antique receipt overlay featuring classic handwriting and vintage typography from historical financial documents.
- Resolution: 5531px x 1771px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Decorative Hatched Blackletter Font – CL Antique No.30
We’re breathing new life into antique type! This font is part of our growing collection of restored typefaces, carefully revived from original specimens in the Century Library archive. Each one is a direct translation of the past - scanned, cleaned up, and converted into a working font so you can actually use these historic letterforms, not just look at them. These aren’t modern interpretations or redesigns. What you see is what was once printed - charming imperfections and all. The character set is limited to what was available in the original source material, which varies from font to font. Perfect for adding an authentic vintage feel to your designs - whether you're working on a book cover, a poster, branding, or just something personal - these fonts carry all the texture, age, and personality you'd expect from type that’s over a century old.
- 1800s Typeface
- 19th Century Font
- Antique Font
- Antique Gothic Font
- Blackletter Font
- Blackletter Revival
- Bold Serif
- Book Cover Font
- Century Library
- Classic Blackletter
- Cloister Font
- Dark Typography
- Decorative Letters
- Decorative Typeface
- Diagonal Shading
- Display Font
- Display Lettering
- Dramatic Font Style
- Engraved Style
- Fraktur Typeface
- German Calligraphy
- gothic aesthetic
- Gothic Alphabet
- Gothic Display
- Gothic Font
- Hand Inked
- handcrafted font
- Hatched Blackletter
- Hatched Font
- Hatched Texture Font
- Heritage Font
- Historic Font
- Historical Gothic
- historical typeface
- Inked Lettering
- Macabre Style
- Medieval Font
- Old English Font
- Period Authentic Font
- Retro Font
- Retro Serif Font
- Serif Display Font
- Sharp Serif
- Tattoo Font
- Textura Style
- Traditional Lettering
- Typeface for Posters
- Typeface Restoration
- Typeface Revival
- Vintage Book Font
- Vintage Font
- Vintage Typography
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Rustic Old English Blackletter Font – CL Antique No.31
We’re breathing new life into antique type! This font is part of our growing collection of restored typefaces, carefully revived from original specimens in the Century Library archive. Each one is a direct translation of the past - scanned, cleaned up, and converted into a working font so you can actually use these historic letterforms, not just look at them. These aren’t modern interpretations or redesigns. What you see is what was once printed - charming imperfections and all. The character set is limited to what was available in the original source material, which varies from font to font. Perfect for adding an authentic vintage feel to your designs - whether you're working on a book cover, a poster, branding, or just something personal - these fonts carry all the texture, age, and personality you'd expect from type that’s over a century old.
- 1800s Font
- Antique Font
- antique typeface
- Blackletter Aesthetic
- Blackletter Display
- Blackletter Typeface
- Bold Gothic Typeface
- Bold Serif
- Book Cover Font
- Century Library
- Classic Blackletter
- Dark Lettering
- Decorative Serif
- Display Lettering
- distressed font
- Dramatic Typeface
- Edgy Font
- Engraved Font
- Fraktur Revival
- German Script
- Gothic Alphabet
- Gothic Revival
- Gothic Style
- Gothic Typeface
- Grunge Blackletter
- Hand Inked Letters
- Hand Restored Type
- Handcrafted Type
- Heritage Revival Typeface
- Heritage Type
- Historic Revival Font
- historical typeface
- Horror Font
- Label Font
- Medieval Script
- Old English Font
- Period Authentic Font
- Poster Font
- Printed Texture Font
- Retro Serif
- Rough Serif Font
- Rustic Font
- Sharp Serif Font
- Spooky Typography
- tattoo lettering
- Textura Typeface
- Traditional Typeface
- Vintage Display Font
- Vintage Logo Font
- Vintage Typography
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