Double X (Foxx) and Mantle Opinions

[Runscott]

Jeff - if there is another line that we can't see, that would be even worse. It goes in totally the wrong direction for a Mantle 'y'. The 'n' is also significant - if you are an 'up and over' guy on your letters, then try going to 'over and up'. It's nearly impossible. Mantle worked very, very hard to change his signature - there was no going back to the techniques of the early to mid-fifties.

[ATP]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Jeff - if there is another line that we can't see, that would be even worse. It goes in totally the wrong direction for a Mantle 'y'. The 'n' is also significant - if you are an 'up and over' guy on your letters, then try going to 'over and up'. It's nearly impossible. Mantle worked very, very hard to change his signature - there was no going back to the techniques of the early to mid-fifties.

You must be seeing something I cannot on the Y, I see it as missing ink and still going the correct way, finishing on the strainght up stroke. I added, in red, where I think the pen got air and is making the Y look like it is not typical, at least to me.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by ATP

You must be seeing something I cannot on the Y, I see it as missing ink and still going the correct way, finishing on the strainght up stroke. I added, in red, where I think the pen got air and is making the Y look like it is not typical, at least to me.

Jeff, I see what you are saying now;however, with the missing stroke in place, it still looks horrible, but it is going in the correct direction.