No 506

This type measures 15 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 506 was shown in American Wood Type on page 328 and was shown in the folio on page 28.

Type name used by manufacturer:

Page No 506

Tubbs No 2093

This cut is the Page cut.

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