No. 51

10 Line

Box 125

Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase & Lowercase

  • This type measures 10 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Page W. T. Co. which was used by Page between 1876–1891.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1878 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of No 51 was shown in American Wood Type on page 322 and in the folio on page 66.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Page No 51 [309]
Tubbs Gothic Tuscan Condensed No 9 or No 2181
Wells Mansard No 1 [5201]

This is the Page cut.

A subtle variation on this design, the presence of a shallow geometric indentation along the top and bottom of the body, can be seen in Page’s No 50 [308], Heber Wells’ Mansard No 2 [5202] and Morgans & Wilcox’s Octic [3207]

simple specimen of No. 51 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

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    2
  • B
    2
  • C
    2
  • D
    2
  • E
    3
  • F
    2
  • G
    2
  • H
    2
  • I
    1
  • J
    1
  • K
    1
  • L
    2
  • M
    2
  • N
    3
  • O
    3
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    2
  • S
    4
  • T
    2
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • a
    -
  • b
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  • c
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  • d
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  • e
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  • 0
    2
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
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    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    3
  • !
    1
  • Open Apos/Comma
    1
  • Close Apos
    1
  • Period
    -
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    1
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring No. 51 type

Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by The Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co., Norwich, Conn. (1878); Book Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

No. 51 specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

No. 51, page 322, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)