Originally designed in 1859 by William Page and adopted in 1877 by Vanderburgh & Wells [Hagemann].

A phototype adaptation is included in Headliners’ Morgan Press Collection as W 105 [1964 catalog]. Another one named Coffee Can Initials is shown by Typeshop [Typeshop 1973] and Lettergraphics [Lettergraphics 1976]. Also shown as Coffee Can in Dan X. Solo’s Victorian Display Alphabets (Dover Publication, 1976).

Digital interpretations include Coffee Tin Initials (Rick W. Mueller, 1993; used for sample), Rosewood (Adobe, 1994), Country Western (FontMesa, 2007; with lowercase).