Latin Extended

3 Line

Box 043

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase

  • 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 and Max Katz in their 1884 Specimens of Holly Wood Type.
  • Latin Extended was shown in American Wood Type on page 284. This cut was shown in the folio on
    page 47.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Latin Extended or No 96
Morgans & Wilcox Latin Extended [3127]

This is the Hamilton cut.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    6
  • B
    5
  • C
    6
  • D
    6
  • E
    10
  • F
    5
  • G
    6
  • H
    6
  • I
    7
  • J
    5
  • K
    4
  • L
    10
  • M
    5
  • N
    7
  • O
    6
  • P
    6
  • Q
    -
  • R
    8
  • S
    7
  • T
    7
  • U
    5
  • V
    5
  • W
    6
  • X
    3
  • Y
    6
  • Z
    4
  • 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
    -
  • 1
    -
  • 2
    -
  • 3
    -
  • 4
    -
  • 5
    -
  • 6
    -
  • 7
    -
  • 8
    -
  • 9
    -
  • &
    4
  • $
    -
  • !
    -
  • Open Apos/Comma
    6
  • Close Apos
    2
  • Period
    4
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    2
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    -
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Holly Wood Type Manufactured by Hamilton & Baker, Two Rivers, Wis. (1886); John M. Wing Foundation, Newberry Library, Chicago.

Latin Extended specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Latin Extended, page 284, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

letterpress print wood type specimen from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, uppercase letters and numbers printed in a single layer using black ink

From RRK Folio Revisited
Karlee Williams, class of 2026
Folio Residency Session 4
2025