A series of rounded sans-serif caps that dates back to 1836. [Schwartz & Barnes] Probably the oldest rounded sans serif metal typeface. [Pool] There are solid, open (shown), and ornamented variations. “The first rounded typefaces appeared almost simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic during the 1830s, in wood in the USA and in metal from the Caslon foundry.” [Commercial Type]

“Old Bowery is an ATF revival, in 1933 and again in 1949, of Round Shade No. 2 [the open style], originated by Bruce, one of its predecessor companies, about 1854, as Ornamented No. 1007.” [McGrew]

Film versions include Bowery (Photo-Lettering, before 1965), Old Bowery and Abramesque (VGC, before 1972), and Old Bovery and Abramesque (TypeShop, before 1973).

A digital interpretation was designed by Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz in 2015. Their Caslon Rounded has one filled weight with italics and one shaded weight with layers. To be released with Commercial Classics. There’s also a wood version.
Alan Prescott made another digitization, starting with the ornamented style and initially named Abril (2017). Expanded in 2018 to four styles (incl. a newly invented outline) and named Grounded. [THP]
See also TPF Henry (The Pyte Foundry, 2016).