No. 512

15 Line

Box 119

Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase & Lowercase

  • This type measures 15 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 513 was not shown in American Wood Type, but was shown in the folio on page 87. Kelly erroneously labeled this as No. 512.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Page No 513
Morgans & Wilcox Gothic No 6 [3075]

This cut is the Page cut.

Of the 17 faces designed as a die-cut type by Page and Setchell, this design is one of nine examples in the collection.

simple specimen of No. 512 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    4
  • B
    3
  • C
    4
  • D
    4
  • E
    6
  • F
    3
  • G
    3
  • H
    4
  • I
    9
  • J
    3
  • K
    2
  • L
    5
  • M
    4
  • N
    4
  • O
    5
  • P
    3
  • Q
    2
  • R
    5
  • S
    5
  • T
    5
  • U
    3
  • V
    3
  • W
    3
  • X
    2
  • Y
    3
  • Z
    2
  • a
    8
  • b
    4
  • c
    4
  • d
    4
  • e
    10
  • f
    4
  • g
    1
  • h
    4
  • i
    7
  • j
    1
  • k
    2
  • l
    1
  • m
    4
  • n
    10
  • o
    8
  • p
    3
  • q
    1
  • r
    6
  • s
    8
  • t
    8
  • u
    6
  • v
    4
  • w
    4
  • x
    2
  • y
    1
  • z
    2
  • 0
    -
  • 1
    -
  • 2
    -
  • 3
    -
  • 4
    -
  • 5
    -
  • 6
    -
  • 7
    -
  • 8
    -
  • 9
    -
  • &
    2
  • $
    -
  • !
    1
  • Open Apos/Comma
    2
  • Close Apos
    1
  • Period
    4
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring No. 512 type

Specimens of Holly Wood Type Manufactured by Hamilton & Katz, Two Rivers, Wis. (1884); John M. Wing Foundation, Newberry Library, Chicago.