RED CIRCLE is based on the font used on the Eight O'Clock brand coffees.These brands (which used to only be sold at A&P stores) included Bokar and Red Circle. The smell of fresh ground coffee and this lettering are forever linked in my memory.

We no longer have A&P stores here, but they sell the coffee everywhere, and the font has been modernized somewhat. I redrew the letters from vintage examples, such as the coin banks one finds on eBay. I like the big fat deco quality!