Sans-serif with spurs on i, n, t, and a

David Perry

I'm trying to identify a typeface used in a 1947 poetry book.  I'm guessing it is one of the many sans-serifs produced in the 1920s or 30s.  I've tried the online sites to identify from a scan with no results.  See the attached image.

The distinguishing feature is the horizontal spur (is that the correct term??) on i, n, t, h, and a; very few fonts have this, so I thought it would be easy to match.  Also the A is a bit narrower than in many geometric faces from the early 20th century.  I'd be grateful if anyone can identify this!

James Puckett

Looks like Tempo italic.

David Perry

Thank you, James.  Based on your suggestion I found a 1936 specimen showing Tempo Medium Italic, which matches exactly what's in my original book.  I was not familiar with Tempo, which is said to be a version of Futura (with those horizontal elements added to the italic).  But I did think of Futura when I began looking at the book, and now I know why.