Star Border & Rule

Tuscan Border

Vanderburgh, Wells & Company
4–line

This was first shown by Vanderburgh, Wells & Company at least as early as the 1877 Specimens of Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. After buying out his partners and renaming the company eponymously in 1890, Heber Wells renamed the border No. 73. After acquiring the Heber Wells company in August 1899, the Hamilton Manufacturing Company changed the name to No. 561 and showed the border in its 1906 Catalog No. 16, Specimens of Wood Type.

Star Rule No. 8

William H. Page & Company
3½–line

This was first shown in the August 1872 Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co.

Name used and first showing by other manufacturers:
Hamilton/ No. 28/ 1884
Morgans & Wilcox/ No. 69/ 1890
Tubbs-AWT/ No. 8/ 1883

Star Rule No. 6

William H. Page & Company
2½–line

This was first shown in the August 1872 Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co.

Name used and first showing by other manufacturers:
Hamilton/ No. 24/ 1884
Morgans & Wilcox/ No. 65/ 1890
Tubbs-AWT/ No. 6/ 1883
Wells/ No. 9/ 1891

Star Rule No. 4

William H. Page & Company
3–line

This was first shown in the August 1872 Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co.

Name used and first showing by other manufacturers:
Hamilton/ No. 26/ 1884
Morgans & Wilcox/ No. 67/ 1890
Tubbs-AWT/ No. 4/ 1883
Wells/ No. 10/ 1891