Door Sign Reference

[Scarfwearer]

This thread is a reference thread to cover the varying appearance of the door
sign on the TARDIS.
By all means contribute reference information on this thread, and we will
summarize it here in the first posting.

Some of the images are rather poor, and could use better versions.

Version (Date)	Image	Fonts	Image Reproduction
Police Post/Barnet style Police Box		From a scan of a real sign.	PDF (Deck5)
Police Post		Taken directly from the Post Office Engineering Department's specification plans.	PDF (Deck5)
Police Post		Vectorized from a photo of the Amberley Museum police post.	PDF (Deck5)
Police Post		PanRoman (approx.).  From a scan of a real sign.	PDF (starcross)

Version (Date)	Image	Fonts	Image Reproduction
Brachacki Original (1963) Pilot		Perpetua	PDF (Deck5)  Cleaned-up version (for vinyl cutting)  (Sorvan) Sorvan's version stretched horizontally to more closely match The Chase reference photo (Deck5)
Brachacki Weathered (1963)			Updated to widen it to more closely align with The Chase reference photo (Deck5)
An Unearthly Child (The weathering was toned down for The Daleks)		Perpetua	As above but weathered
Brachacki Late (1969) The Seeds Of Death		?	JPEG (peted) JPEG (Zbignievhanson) JPEG (FiveFingeredStyre) PDF (FiveFingeredStyre) PSD (for GIMP) (FiveFingeredStyre)
Newbery (1976) Masque Of Mandragora		?	PDF (Scarfwearer) (approximation) http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=306.msg33059#msg33059 (Warmcanofcoke)
Tom Yardley-Jones Mk I(1980) The Leisure Hive		Times New Roman (Bold)	JPEG (Theta Sigma)
Tom Yardley-Jones Mk II (1981) Logopolis (Made for the Newbery refit but appeared on both both fibreglass boxes also)		Times New Roman (Bold) + ?	PDF (ThetaSigma)
Hudolin (1996)		Della Robia BT is similar	PDF (Deck5)
Richmond/Thomas (2005)		Times Roman, VAG Rounded Thin	PDF (DoctorWho8)
Richmond/Thomas (2010)		NA	PDF (DoctorWho8) /td]
Arwel Wyn Jones (2018)		NA

[deck5]

Hi all!  First post for me.  Here's a Hartnell sign I've mocked up; fiddling with font size and placement.  I know the font isn't a precise match -- the U is without a foot, for one --  but I've yet to find a better match, so I'm playing with this one for now.  Is there a better match known?

[Scarfwearer]

Hi all!  First post for me.  Here's a Hartnell sign I've mocked up; fiddling with font size and placement.  I know the font isn't a precise match -- the U is without a foot, for one --  but I've yet to find a better match, so I'm playing with this one for now.  Is there a better match known?

Hi and welcome!

Your mockup looks great - I don't think we have a definitive reference for the font name as yet, but we are collecting doorsign images and reproductions on this thread: Door Sign Reference. I'd be happy to put a link to your reproduction there at some point if you're willing.

Do introduce yourself in the members area if you like: About the Members.

Crispin

[deck5]

Hi and welcome!

Your mockup looks great - I don't think we have a definitive reference for the font name as yet, but we are collecting doorsign images and reproductions on this thread: Door Sign Reference. I'd be happy to put a link to your reproduction there at some point if you're willing.

Thanks!  Yes, that'd be fine.  Once I tweak it I'll make a higher-resolution version available, as well.

[DoctorWho8]

This one also needs the update to http://billrudloff.com/DoorSign.pdf .  Thanks!
Bill "the Doctor" Rudloff

[Scarfwearer]

Fixed. Thanks Bill

Crispin

[Rassilons Rod]

That black sign didn't appear till season 6, btw... Though true it was on
the "Brachacki Altered" box...

[Scarfwearer]

I guess we need a version of the original sign with a blue border, then.

Crispin

[peted]

Also, remember there were 2 versions of the original telephone panel on the TYJ, the origin of the 'All Calls' variation, that became adopted by the final black cardboard/dual font variation that was used as a template for the 2005 version. I think if you look at either (a) the Colin Baker original press photos with the box, or the Sophie Aldred and Sylvester McCoy press photos (again with the TYJ) this variation is clearly visible.

[peted]

Also, while I remember - I have a tracing that IronAgeMan from TR2 did of the Barnet box's phone panel. I imagine it is the same as the Crich box (i'd better check!) - also a really good pic of the lintel signs from Crich, so if we think that 'real' police box signage should be represented, then I'm happy to oblige. As a side note, I also have the wording the original 1929 phone panel that was completely different.

[Scarfwearer]

Were these two versions on the Mk I and Mk II props respectively, or did the change happen at some other point?

Crispin

[Scarfwearer]

Also, while I remember - I have a tracing that IronAgeMan from TR2 did of the Barnet box's phone panel. I imagine it is the same as the Crich box (i'd better check!) - also a really good pic of the lintel signs from Crich, so if we think that 'real' police box signage should be represented, then I'm happy to oblige. As a side note, I also have the wording the original 1929 phone panel that was completely different.

We have a separate category for actual Police Boxes, and I think it would be good to put something like this thread there, if you think there's enough material to make that worthwhile. I've removed the '1929' row from the table here, on that assumption.
I'd be glad to help with the layout if you like.

Crispin

[Scarfwearer]

And thanks again, Bill! Link forthcoming...

If anyone else can contribute PDFs or font info, they would be most welcome.

Crispin

[peted]

I should have Brachaki altered and Barnet Box (for the other thread) let me have a dig...

[DoctorWho8]

Times Rowan?  Are you watching Rowan and Martin's Laugh In again, Crispin?
Bill Rudloff