Rare 10 Line 1.66" Wm H Page & Co Aetna Xx Condensed Letterpress Wood Type 75 Pc

US $120

Sutton, Massachusetts, United States
May 28th

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Rare 1870-1876 Early Antique 1.66" 10-Line 120-Point Wm. H. Page & Co. Aetna XX Double Extra Condensed Letterpress Wood Type, Class C, Large Beautiful Set Of 75 Pieces, Sheared Serif Display Typeface, Partial Uppercase Cap Set, Some Punctuation & Special Characters, End Cut, 10 Pica 1 21/32" Font Designed By William Hamilton Page, William Page & Company Zoom In Or Click On Pictures And Please Read Our Detailed Item Description Below, This Is One Of Many Awesome Antique Sets Of Wood Type From The Great Collection We Currently Have Listed, Mostly 19th Century, The Earliest Going Back To The Pre-Civil War Period, Some Ultra Rare: Heber Wells, William Hamilton Page (Including First Greenville Mark From 1857-1859), William T. Morgans & H.K. Wilcox, James Edward Hamilton, More, Please View Our Other Auctions Here, Combine Items To Save On Shipping This auction is for a beautiful antique set of 10-line 1.66" letterpress wood type. There are a total of 75 pieces: a partial uppercase letter set (missing D, E, and Y), a single number, and some punctuation/special characters. The A’s are marked WM. H. PAGE & CO. We believe this to be a very rare set of Wm. H. Page & Co. Aetna Double Extra Condensed Class C wood type as found on p. 13 of the 1878 specimen book “Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by the Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co.” It is a sheared serif typeface. We believe this Page mark was used from 1870-1876. Page is credited with having designed Aetna in 1870 so this example may be among the earliest examples of this typeface to be found. We also currently have two other Page lots listed that bear the first Page mark used from 1857-1859 (see our other listings to view the entire collection and the original type cabinet in which this set was housed). As would be expected, the set overall exhibits wear appropriate with its age with individual pieces varying in condition, and some or all of them having some or all of the following: general wear, chips, scratches, nicks, dents, gouges, edge wear, dirty and/or stained areas, marks, discoloration, vestigial ink, etc. (see pictures). A few of the pieces also have some large missing pieces of wood from the side areas. We are unsure as to what type of wood the set is made from. The set weighs roughly 1 lb 12 oz. This 75-piece 1870-1876 scarce antique set of 10-line 1.66" Wm. H. Page & Co. Aetna Double Extra Condensed Class C letterpress wood type is sure to be a nice addition to your collection. We do our best to properly describe an item, but please take a close look at the dozen pictures to assess condition (mouse over to zoom, click to enlarge). This is one of many great items we currently have listed, including many more awesome sets of rare antique letterpress wood type: Heber Wells, Wm. H. Page & Co., Morgans & Wilcox, Hamilton, more. View our other auctions here. If you have any questions, please contact us prior to bidding. Serious bidders only please. Buyer pays all shipping costs. Combine purchases to save on shipping. If you win more than one item, BEFORE PAYING please let us know that you are done shopping so that we can send you a combined invoice with an updated discounted shipping price (or just give us a bit of time to repackage your items and we’ll send a new invoice). International bidders please note that if USPS First-Class Mail International is being offered as a shipping option for this item, the package cannot be insured (USPS Priority Mail International will be fully insured). We use the United States Postal Service for all of our shipping. Local pickup can be arranged. Bid with confidence. We always do our best to satisfy our customers and work hard to offer excellent service. We encourage you to contact us if you have any problems with our products or services. In the unlikely case your item arrives damaged, please be sure to retain any and all packing material as we may need it to resolve a potential insurance claim. Your feedback is very important to us, and we welcome any comments or suggestions you might have to help us improve our service.