Courier

6 Line

Box 130

Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 6 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 Morgans and H.K. Wilcox in their 1890 Condensed Specimen Book of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Courier was shown in American Wood Type on page 240 and in the folio on page 46.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Morgans & Wilcox Courier [3114]

This is the Morgans & Wilcox cut.

Kelly noted that this face was only cut by Morgans & Wilcox Mfg. Co. and only offered by Hamilton after acquiring Morgans & Wilcox in 1898.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    2
  • 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
    2
  • O
    3
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    4
  • T
    3
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • 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
  • &
    1
  • $
    2
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    3
  • Close Apos
    2
  • Period
    3
  • 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 Courier type

Condensed Specimen Book of Wood Type Manufactured by Morgans & Wilcox Mfg. Co., Middletown, N.Y. (1890); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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

Courier, page 330, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)