1900-1910 coal board cottage

built to house miners' families from the Smithy Wood colliery. Help a brother out. What typeface suits a filthy miner's house?

Posted By: Arizona Bay on September 26th 2018 at 13:05:26

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In which typeface would you recommend I spray paint our house number on our new wheelie bi (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:37:21
- I would write the numbers as words in capitals. (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 26, 12:42:59
  - I don't live at number THIRTY SIX though? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 13:02:57
    - What would TBF do? (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 26, 14:16:55
- How old is your house? I'd personally use a font from that era (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Sep 26, 12:13:46
  - 1900-1910 coal board cottage (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 13:05:26
    - Fairfax Station, Dyer Arts & Crafts or Hobby Horse (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Sep 26, 13:10:59
  - Hmmm... what font exactly would best suit a 1970s prefab without planning consent? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 26, 12:15:10
    - Easy (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Sep 26, 12:37:55
- Wingdings (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 26, 11:57:09
  - This (n/m) (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 26, 15:04:10
- Funk up my Wheelie bin.... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 26, 11:54:42
  - amazing (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 26, 11:57:15
    - I was thinking an Ipswich flag. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 26, 11:57:44
      - with the words "WELCOME TO IPSWICH TOWN" (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Sep 26, 13:17:51
        
        Perfect! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 26, 13:41:26
      - i think he's got to go with this one (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 12:20:56
- I've narrowed it down to two: (General Chat) - norway, Sep 26, 11:33:18
  - Alternatively just lose a day here (General Chat) - norway, Sep 26, 11:35:58
    - Loving the enormous gulf between my stencilling skills and your suggestions. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 11:49:45
      - Aim high. Trust yourself 👊 (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 26, 11:50:58
- this one (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 10:50:01
- Make sure the first number you do doesn’t leave enough space to fit in the second number (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 26, 10:47:30
- What the fuck are you going to paint on your wheelie bin? (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 26, 10:45:25
  - Our house number. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:46:13
    - Just get a fucking sticker then. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 26, 10:48:27
      - BORING (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:54:15
        
        It's a wheelie bin, they're supposed to be boring. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 26, 11:19:18
        
        They're supposed to be functional, boring isn't a requirement of functional. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 11:22:19
        
        you need this style (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 26, 11:44:49
- Surely DIN for a Bin (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Sep 26, 10:45:20
-  (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Sep 26, 10:42:31
- Haettenschweiler (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 26, 10:42:13
- Comic Sans, but ironically (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 26, 10:38:04
  - There are people in education who GENUINELY BELIEVE Comic Sans works. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 26, 10:40:36
    - No, this is (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 26, 10:45:56
  - Comic sans is like racism. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:40:06

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