Belgian

10 Line

Box 078

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase & Figures

  • 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 his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • Belgian was shown in American Wood Type on page 263. This cut was shown in the folio on page 80.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Belgian or No 160
Morgans & Wilcox Belgian [3055]
National Printers’ Materials Belgian
Page Belgian [4160]
Wells Belgian [5057]

This cut is the Page cut.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    3
  • C
    3
  • D
    3
  • E
    5
  • F
    3
  • G
    2
  • H
    4
  • I
    4
  • J
    2
  • K
    2
  • L
    4
  • M
    3
  • N
    3
  • O
    4
  • P
    3
  • Q
    2
  • R
    3
  • S
    5
  • T
    4
  • U
    3
  • V
    3
  • W
    3
  • X
    2
  • Y
    2
  • 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
    4
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    1
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    1
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    1
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    -
  • !
    -
  • 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 Belgian 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.

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

Belgian, page 263, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)