Columbian

6 Line

Box 055

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase

  • This type measures 6 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped American Wood Type Co, it is as yet unclear who used this stamp or when it was in use.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • Columbian was shown in American Wood Type on page 268. This cut was not shown in the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Columbian or No 155
Morgans & Wilcox Columbian [3048]
National Printers’ Materials Columbian
Page Columbian [4155]
Tubbs Columbian
Wells Columbian or No 450 [5047]

This cut is the Tubbs cut.

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

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. Greenville, Conn. (1872); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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

Columbian, page 268, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)