Released by the Figgins foundry around 1846. [Gray] “By 1848 it already crossed the Atlantic and appeared in George Bruce’s catalogue. Until the late 1800s several American foundries, amongst them MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan [as Two-Line Great Primer Ornamented No. 5, 1885] offered this design before it fell into disregard at the turn of the century.” [The Pyte Foundry]

Digital interpretations include Vidalia Sunshine NF (Nick’s Fonts, 2007) and Polymer (The Pyte Foundry, 2016/2020, used for sample).