No 500, 12 line

This type measures 12 line in size and was produced with the die-cut method. The type block    is stamped Patented Dec, 20, 1887 which was used by Page starting in 1887.

This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1890  Page’s New Process Wood Type Album.

This cut of No 500 was shown in  American Wood Type  on page 329 and in the folio on page 78.

Type name used by manufacturer:

Page No 500

This cut is the Page cut.

The collection also includes an incomplete set of 6 line numerals of No 500.

Of the 17 faces designed as a die-cut type by Page and Setchell, this design is one of nine examples in the collection.