Antique Extended

5 Line

Box 022

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 5 line in size and was produced with the veneer method. The type block does not have a manufacturers stamp, but it is known that it was produced in 1881 by Hamilton.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by Edwin Allen in George Nesbitt’s 1838 First Premium Wood Types Cut by Machinery.
  • This cut of Antique Extended was shown in American Wood Type on page 245 and in the folio on page 7.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Allen Antique Extended
Bill, Stark Antique Extended
Cooley Antique Extended
Hamilton No 77
Knox Extended Antique
Morgans & Wilcox Antique Extended [3016]
Page Antique Extended [254]
Tubbs No 2050
Wells Antique Extended or No 346 [5016]

This is the Hamilton cut.

simple specimen of Antique Extended wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    2
  • B
    3
  • C
    3
  • D
    3
  • E
    3
  • F
    2
  • G
    2
  • H
    2
  • I
    2
  • J
    3
  • K
    2
  • L
    4
  • M
    2
  • N
    4
  • O
    5
  • P
    3
  • Q
    2
  • R
    3
  • S
    3
  • T
    4
  • U
    3
  • V
    3
  • W
    3
  • X
    2
  • Y
    3
  • Z
    1
  • 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
    9
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    1
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    1
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    4
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    2
  • !
    1
  • Open Apos/Comma
    3
  • Close Apos
    4
  • Period
    2
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    2
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    7
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Antique Extended type

First Premium Wood Types, Cut by Machinery (1838); Book Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.