French Antique No.1

24 Line

Box 036

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 24 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 Morgans and H.K. Wilcox in their 1884 Condensed Specimen Book of Wood Type.
  • This cut of French Antique No 1 was not shown in American Wood Type but was in the folio on page 9.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton No 180
Morgans & Wilcox French Antique No 1 [3001]
National Printers’ Materials French Antique
Page No 143 [257]
Tubbs No 2107
Wells French Antique No 2 [5002]

This is the Page cut.

simple specimen of French Antique No. 1 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    2
  • C
    3
  • D
    3
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    1
  • H
    2
  • I
    4
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    4
  • M
    2
  • N
    2
  • O
    5
  • 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
    2
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    2
  • !
    22
  • Open Apos/Comma
    1
  • Close Apos
    -
  • Period
    1
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring French Antique No. 1 type

Specimens of Wood Type and Borders, Manufactured by The Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co., Norwich, Conn. (1882); Book Arts Collection, Rare Book andManuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

letterpress print wood type specimen from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, uppercase letters and numbers printed in a single layer using black ink

From RRK Folio Revisited
Lauren Baronoskie, class of 2026
Folio Residency Session 4