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Page No. 508 Font
Designer: William Page
Publisher: HiH
Page No. 508 was developed by William Page and released by HiH.
Page No. 508 consists of 1 style. p >
Page No. 508 was designed by William Hamilton Page in 1887 as one of a series of designs for die-cut wood types for the firm of Page & & Setchell of Norwich, Connecticut. Page & & Setchell was the follower to The William H. Page Wood Type Company and was sold to the Hamilton Production Company of 2 Rivers, Wisconsin in 1891.
508 is a heavy all-caps font developed for headline work. It has a strong existence that reverses out well (light-colored type on a dark background).
Great for retro design posters.
Font Family: Page No. 508
Tags: 1800s, allcaps, all caps, american, caps only, concave, grotesk, heavy, poster, retro, wood type