Pattern Borders

Assorted sizes

Box 188

three sizes of decorative pattern borders, with annotations labeling the historically recorded names of the cuts

Border No. 291

The William H. Page Wood Type Company
10–line

This was first shown in the William H. Page Wood Type Company’s 1887 Specimens of Page’s Wood Type. The design was renamed No. 375 after the completion of the company’s acquisition by the Hamilton Manufacturing Company.

Border No. 239

The William H. Page Wood Type Company
6–line

This was first shown in Page’s Wood Type Album, vol. 1, no. 3 (October 1879). The border was also shown chromatically in the same publication listed as No. 229. The design was renamed No. 349 after the completion of the company’s acquisition by the Hamilton Manufacturing Company.

Border No. 243

The William H. Page Wood Type Company
4–line

This was first shown in the 1880 Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by The Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co., Norwich, Conn. The design was renamed No. 316 after the completion of the company’s acquisition by the Hamilton Manufacturing Company.

large selection of pattern border from the archival box