Grecian
7 Line
Box 037
Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase
- This type measures 7 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 1860 Supplementary Specimens of Wood Type.
- This cut of Grecian was shown in American Wood Type on page 275 and in the folio on page 7.
Type name used by manufacturer:
Cooley Grecian
Knox Grecian
Morgans & Wilcox Grecian [3150]
National Printers’ Materials Grecian
Page Grecian [285]
Wells Grecian [5125]
This is the Page cut.
This face was first listed, though not shown, by David Knox in his 1858 Specimens of Wood Type. John Cooley showed a Grecian, though a more condensed version than this design, in his c.1859 Specimens of Wood Type.
Kelly believed this design to have originated as a wood type.
Character Quantities
- A4
- B3
- C3
- D3
- E4
- F3
- G2
- H1
- I2
- J3
- K2
- L5
- M3
- N3
- O4
- P2
- Q1
- R3
- S2
- T3
- U2
- V3
- W3
- X2
- Y2
- Z1
- 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-
- 1-
- 2-
- 3-
- 4-
- 5-
- 6-
- 7-
- 8-
- 9-
- &-
- $-
- !1
- Open Apos/Comma-
- Close Apos1
- Period-
- Question Mark-
- Colon-
- Semi-Colon-
- Dash-
- Ligature-
- Other-