Latin Extended

5 Line

Box 044

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 5 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.
  • This cut of Latin Extended was shown in American Wood Type on page 284 and in the folio on page 24.

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