Indexes

Assorted sizes & cuts

Box 170

Manicules & arrow

The first wood Indexes were shown by Wells & Webb as a flourished, calligraphic styled form in 1854. William H. Page & Company showed the more representational Indexes in its 1859 Specimens of Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co, Greenville, Conn. Most of the major manufacturers showed stylistic variations of the Index and referred to them by a number of different names, including Manicule, Fist, Phist, Pointer, or Hand. William H. Page & Company appears to have sold Indexes in mirrored pairs.

multiple manicule or finger wood cuts pointing to the right with annotations labeling the historically recorded name of the cut

Index No. 2

Morgans & Wilcox Manufacturing Company
20–line

This was first shown in Morgans & Wilcox Manufacturing Company’s c. 1885 Condensed Specimen Book of Wood Type.

Index No. 3

Morgans & Wilcox Manufacturing Company
20–line

This was first shown in Morgans & Wilcox Manufacturing Company’s c. 1885 Condensed Specimen Book of Wood Type.

Index No. 7

The Hamilton Manufacturing Company
10–line

This was first shown in the Hamilton Manufacturing Company’s 1889 Specimens of Wood Type & Borders.