French Clarendon

15 Line

Box 068

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 15 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 James Conner’s Sons Typographic Messenger, Vol.1 No.1 (November, 1865).
  • French Clarendon was shown in American Wood Type on page 258. This cut was shown in the folio on page 38.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton French Clarendon or No 24
Morgans & Wilcox French Clarendon [3024]
National Printers’ Materials French Clarendon
Page French Clarendon [4024]
Tubbs French Clarendon or No 2020
Wells French Clarendon or No 461 [5021]

This is most like the Hamilton cut.

This type measures 15 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 James Conner’s Sons Typographic Messenger, Vol.1 No.1 (November, 1865).

French Clarendon was shown in American Wood Type on page 258. This cut was shown in the folio on page 38.

simple specimen of French Clarendon 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
    4
  • M
    2
  • N
    3
  • O
    5
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    2
  • 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
    3
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    2
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    2
  • 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 French Clarendon type

Typographic Messenger, vol. 1, no. 1 (1865); Graphic Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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

French Clarendon, page 258, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)