Egyptian

10 Line

Box 073

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 10 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Wm. H. Page & Co., Greenville, Ct. which was used by Page and Mowry between 1859–1870.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Egyptian was shown in American Wood Type on page 260 and in the folio on page 77.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Egyptian or No 157
Morgans & Wilcox Egyptian [3053]
Page Egyptian [4157]
Tubbs Egyptian or No 2118
Wells Egyptian [5054]

This cut is the Page cut.

This type measures 10 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Wm. H. Page & Co., Greenville, Ct. which was used by Page and Mowry between 1859–1870.

This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.

This cut of Egyptian was shown in American Wood Type on page 260 and in the folio on page 77.

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

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co., Greenville,Conn. (1872); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library

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

Egyptian, page 260, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)