No. 500
12 Line
Box 136
Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase & Figures
- This type measures 12 line in size and was produced with the die-cut method. The type block is stamped Patented Dec, 20, 1887 which was used by Page starting in 1887.
- This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1890 Page’s New Process Wood Type Album.
- This cut of No 500 was shown in American Wood Type on page 329 and in the folio on page 78.
Type name used by manufacturer:
Page No 500
This cut is the Page cut.
The collection also includes an incomplete set of 6 line numerals of No 500.
Of the 17 faces designed as a die-cut type by Page and Setchell, this design is one of nine examples in the collection.
- No. 500: 10 Line, #135
- No. 500: 12 Line, #136
Character Quantities
- A3
- B2
- C2
- D2
- E4
- F1
- G2
- H1
- I4
- J2
- K1
- L4
- M2
- N3
- O4
- P2
- Q1
- R3
- S4
- T2
- U2
- V2
- W2
- X1
- Y1
- Z1
- 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-
- 02
- 13
- 22
- 32
- 42
- 52
- 62
- 72
- 83
- 92
- &1
- $2
- !2
- Open Apos/Comma1
- Close Apos3
- Period-
- Question Mark-
- Colon1
- Semi-Colon-
- Dash1
- Ligature-
- Other-