Unique (No. 203)

3 Line

Box 006

Roman | Old Style | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 3 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Hamilton, Two Rivers, Wis. which was used by Hamilton between 1891–1950s.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by J.E. Hamilton in his 1889 Specimens of Wood Type and Borders.
  • This cut of No 203 was shown in American Wood Type on page 240 and in the folio on page 46.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Unique or No 203

This is the Hamilton cut.

simple specimen of Unique (No. 203) wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    3
  • C
    3
  • D
    3
  • E
    4
  • F
    4
  • G
    3
  • H
    3
  • I
    5
  • J
    3
  • K
    2
  • L
    5
  • M
    2
  • N
    4
  • O
    4
  • P
    3
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    5
  • T
    3
  • U
    4
  • V
    3
  • W
    3
  • X
    2
  • Y
    3
  • Z
    2
  • a
    -
  • b
    -
  • c
    -
  • d
    -
  • e
    -
  • f
    -
  • g
    -
  • h
    -
  • i
    -
  • j
    -
  • k
    -
  • l
    -
  • m
    -
  • n
    -
  • o
    -
  • p
    -
  • q
    -
  • r
    -
  • s
    -
  • t
    -
  • u
    -
  • v
    -
  • w
    -
  • x
    -
  • y
    -
  • z
    -
  • 0
    5
  • 1
    2
  • 2
    1
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    2
  • $
    2
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    4
  • Close Apos
    -
  • Period
    -
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    2
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Unique (No 203) type

W. H. Page Co End Wood Machine Cut Wood Type, Sole Agents for Australasia, Alex. Cowan & Sons, Limited, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide. (c. 1887); Book Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Unique (No. 203) specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Unique (No. 203), page 240, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)