Half Rounds & Corners

Half Rounds

Manufacturer Unknown
18–line

There is no confirmed showing of Half Rounds in the known printed specimen record.

Though Half Rounds are not shown in any surviving specimen catalog, these Half Rounds appear similar to Japanese Corners, which were quarter-circles rather than half-circles. Japanese Corners were first shown by the William H. Page Wood Type.

Corner No. 32

The William H. Page Wood Type Company
3 ½–line

This was first shown in the William H. Page Wood Type Company’s April 1878 Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by the Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co.

Name used and first showing by other manufacturers:
Hamilton/ No. 115/ 1887
Morgans & Wilcox/ No. 32/ c. 1885
Wells/ No. 36/ 1879

Corner No. 93

Hamilton & Baker
5–line

This was first shown in Hamilton & Baker’s May 1887 Specimens of Holly Wood Type.

Corner No. 16

Vanderburgh, Wells & Company
8–line

This was first shown at least as early as 1877 Specimens of Vanderburgh, Wells, & Co’s Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. After buying out his partners and renaming the company eponymously in 1890, Heber Wells renamed the border No. 142.

The William H. Page Wood Type Company started showing this corner, named Corner No. 18, in 1880, and the Hamilton Manufacturing Company retained the name after the completion of the 1891 acquisition.

Corner No. 17

Vanderburgh, Wells & Company
8–line

This was first shown at least as early as 1877 Specimens of Vanderburgh, Wells, & Co’s Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. After buying out his partners and renaming the company eponymously in 1890, Heber Wells renamed the border No. 136.

The William H. Page Wood Type Company started showing this corner, named Corner No. 17, in 1880, and the Hamilton Manufacturing Company retained the name after the completion of the 1891 acquisition.