Runic

5 Line

Box 009

Roman | Old Style | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 5 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Page & Co., Greenville, Ct. which was used by Page between 1857–1859.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in the 1859 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Runic was shown in American Wood Type on page 327 and in the folio on page 77.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Cooley Runic
Hamilton Runic or No 41
Morgans & Wilcox Runic [3134]
National Printers’ Materials Runic
Page Runic [4041]
Tubbs Runic or No 2143
Wells Runic [5127]

This is the Page cut.

simple specimen of Runic wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    4
  • B
    3
  • C
    2
  • D
    2
  • E
    5
  • F
    3
  • G
    2
  • H
    3
  • I
    5
  • J
    3
  • K
    2
  • L
    6
  • M
    4
  • N
    4
  • O
    4
  • P
    3
  • Q
    2
  • R
    5
  • S
    4
  • T
    5
  • U
    4
  • V
    3
  • W
    3
  • X
    2
  • Y
    3
  • Z
    2
  • a
    -
  • b
    -
  • c
    -
  • d
    -
  • e
    -
  • f
    -
  • g
    -
  • h
    -
  • i
    -
  • j
    -
  • k
    -
  • l
    -
  • m
    -
  • n
    -
  • o
    -
  • p
    -
  • q
    -
  • r
    -
  • s
    -
  • t
    -
  • u
    -
  • v
    -
  • w
    -
  • x
    -
  • y
    -
  • z
    -
  • 0
    5
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    2
  • $
    2
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    1
  • Close Apos
    -
  • Period
    -
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    -
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Runic type

Specimens of Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. Greenville, Conn. (1859); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Runic specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Runic, page 327, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, capital letters in blue and black ink showcasing the word drama!

From RRK Folio Revisited
Vianey Trejo, class of 2027
Folio Residency Session 3
2024