Prussian
8 Line
Box 164
Script | Blackletter | Uppercase & Lowercase
- This type measures 8 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 H. Page in his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.
- This cut of German was not shown in either American Wood Type or the folio.
Type name used by manufacturer:
Morgans & Wilcox Prussian [3229]
Page Prussian [609]
Wells German Text Condensed [5250]
This is the Page cut.
Prussian is a Textura style blackletter.
Character Quantities
- A3
- B2
- C2
- D2
- E3
- F2
- G2
- H2
- I2
- J-
- K2
- L2
- M2
- N2
- O2
- P2
- Q1
- R2
- S4
- T2
- U2
- V2
- W2
- X1
- Y1
- Z2
- a3
- b2
- c2
- d2
- e2
- f2
- g2
- h1
- i2
- j1
- k1
- l2
- m2
- n3
- o2
- p2
- q1
- r2
- s2
- t3
- u2
- v2
- w2
- x1
- y1
- z2
- 0-
- 1-
- 2-
- 3-
- 4-
- 5-
- 6-
- 7-
- 8-
- 9-
- &1
- $-
- !1
- Open Apos/Comma2
- Close Apos1
- Period-
- Question Mark1
- Colon-
- Semi-Colon1
- Dash-
- Ligature14
- Other, umlats - 3