Etruscan No. 4

10 Line

Box 157

Gothic | Tuscan | Uppercase

  • This type measures 10 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Wm. H. Page & Co. which was used by Page and Mowry between 1870–1876.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1872 Wood Type.
  • This cut of Etruscan No 4 was not shown in American Wood Type, but was shown in the folio on page 95.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Morgans & Wilcox Etruscan [3213]
Page Etruscan No 4 [314]

This is the Page cut.

simple specimen of Etruscan No. 4 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Etruscan No. 4 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.

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, yellow abstract shape layered behind a black alphabet

From RRK Folio Revisited
Coco Lai, class of 2023
Folio Residency Session 1
2022