This face was first shown as wood type by Alexander Vanderburgh and Heber Wells in their 1877 Specimens of Wood Type. [RRK] Egyptian Ornamented is a related narrower design.
See New Orleans Wide (Photo-Lettering, by 1971) for an all-caps phototype adaptation.
Digitized by Jordan Davies of Wooden Type Fonts (used for sample).
Contributed by Jae Ebey