Antique Extended

10 Line

Box 023

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 10 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 Edwin Allen in George Nesbitt’s 1838 First Premium Wood Types Cut by Machinery.
  • Antique Extended was shown in American Wood Type on page 245. This cut was shown in the folio on pages 21 and 22.

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 Page cut.

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

Character Quantities

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