Ionic

12 Line

Box 048

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase

  • This type measures 12 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Wm. H. Page & Co., Greenville, Ct. which was used by Page and Mowry between 1859–1870.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1859 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Ionic was shown in American Wood Type on page 269 and in the folio on page 58.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Cooley Ionic
Hamilton Ionic or No 47
Morgans & Wilcox Ionic [3044]
National Printers’ Materials Ionic
Page Ionic [4047]
Tubbs Ionic
Wells Ionic or No 448 [5041]

This cut is the Page cut.

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

Character Quantities

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    3
  • B
    1
  • 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
    3
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    4
  • T
    3
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
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    1
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    -
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    1
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    -
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Ionic type

Specimens of Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. Greenville, Conn. (1859); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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

Ionic, page 269, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

An antique typeface printed in black on white paper.

From American Wood Types 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1964), Kelly’s original folio of type specimens. Page 59 & 60 feature Teutonic (12 line) , and Gothic Tuscan Condensed (8 line)