French Antique No.1

8 Line

Box 035

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase

  • This type measures 8 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 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 37.

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