No 500, 10 line
This type measures 10 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.
No 500 was shown in American Wood Type on page 329. This cut was not shown in the folio.
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.