No. 508

6 Line

Box 117

Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 6 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.
  • This cut of No 508 was shown in American Wood Type on page 324 and was shown in the folio on page 83.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Page No 508
Morgans & Wilcox Gothic No 4

This cut is the Page cut.

Of the 17 faces designed as a die-cut type by Page and Setchell, this design is one of nine examples in the collection.

simple specimen of No. 508 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    2
  • C
    2
  • D
    2
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    2
  • H
    2
  • I
    3
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    3
  • M
    2
  • N
    3
  • O
    4
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    4
  • T
    2
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • a
    -
  • b
    -
  • c
    -
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    -
  • e
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  • u
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  • v
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  • w
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  • x
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  • 0
    4
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    3
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    1
  • !
    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 No. 508 type

Specimens of New Process Wood Type! (1890); Book Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

No. 508 specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

No. 508, page 324, 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, mostly yellow type in a cloud like shape above a bowl shape, with the words chunky noodle soup in black and a chicken image

From RRK Folio Revisited
Kenny Ly, class of 2025
Folio Residency Session 3
2024