The everyday workhorse typeface of the mid 19th century. Uppercase, lowercase, numerals, and punctuation. A slightly bolder version of the everyday typeface. Uppercase, lowercase, numerals, and punctuation. The ubiquitous italic of the 19th century. Often seen, and until now, never recreated. Uppercase, lowercase, numerals, and punctuation. A heavyweight Black Letter popular in the 1830s-1840s. Uppercase, lowercase, and punctuation. An Antique Condensed typeface from the c. 1865 “My First Alphabet.” Uppercase, lowercase, numerals, and punctuation. An early Antique typeface which first appears in broadsides in the collections of the Library of Congress in 1823. Uppercase, lowercase, numerals, and punctuation. A Narrow Grecian typeface, and one of the most heavily used display faces of the mid-19th century. Uppercase only and limited punctuation. Based on the brush lettering found on packing crates and boxes in several Civil War images. Uppercase, lowercase, numerals, and punctuation. An ornamented Condensed Round Gothic which was popular in the later 1850s through the 1880s. Uppercase and limited punctuation. An open Condensed Round Gothic which first appeared circa 1838. Uppercase and limited punctuation. A variation from the 1841 specimen book of London printer Henry Caslon. Uppercase and limited punctuation. A Roman Open Shaded face, it’s the oldest font in the collection, dating to 1810. Uppercase and limited punctuation. A Condensed Roman for Titles and Headlines, from the Royal Picture Alphabet, c. 1854-1861. Uppercase, numerals, and punctuation. A Gothic Tuscan typeface that made its American debut in 1853. Uppercase and limited punctuation. Peterson’s 1855 Charades. Acorn Border from 1850. Adalusa Border from 1859. Eugenie Border from 1852. Shield Border from 1853. Brass Circles. Brass Frames. Brass Ovals. Ornamental Dashes. Typographical Flourishes.