Courier

6 Line

Box 130

Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 6 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William Morgans and H.K. Wilcox in their 1890 Condensed Specimen Book of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Courier was shown in American Wood Type on page 240 and in the folio on page 46.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Morgans & Wilcox Courier [3114]

This is the Morgans & Wilcox cut.

Kelly noted that this face was only cut by Morgans & Wilcox Mfg. Co. and only offered by Hamilton after acquiring Morgans & Wilcox in 1898.

simple specimen of Courier wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    2
  • B
    2
  • C
    2
  • D
    2
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    2
  • H
    2
  • I
    3
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    3
  • M
    2
  • N
    2
  • O
    3
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    4
  • T
    3
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • 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
    5
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    2
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    3
  • Close Apos
    2
  • Period
    3
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    -
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Courier type

Condensed Specimen Book of Wood Type Manufactured by Morgans & Wilcox Mfg. Co., Middletown, N.Y. (1890); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Courier specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Courier, page 330, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

letterpress print wood type specimen from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, lowercase and uppercase letters, framed by ornaments printed in a single layer using black ink

From RRK Folio Revisited
Jude Swagel, class of 2028
Folio Residency Session 4
2025