French Clarendon No 2, 10 line

This type measures 10 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp.

This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in James Conner’s Sons Typographic Messenger, Vol.8 No.2 (April, 1873).

French Clarendon No 2 was shown in  American Wood Type on page 262. This cut was not shown in the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:

Hamilton French Clarendon No 2 or  No 69

Morgans & Wilcox French Clarendon No 2 [3051]

National Printers’ Materials French Clarendon No 2

Page French Clarendon No 2  [4069]

Tubbs French Clarendon No 2 or  No 2021

Wells French Clarendon No 2 or  No 464 [5052]

This cut is the Hamilton cut.

In American Wood Type Kelly only noted that this design was first shown in the 1870s.