Aldine

6 Line

Box 058

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 6 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • Aldine was shown in American Wood Type on page 265. This cut was not shown in the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Aldine or No 23
Morgans & Wilcox Aldine [3045]
National Printers’ Materials Aldine
Page Aldine [4023]
Tubbs Aldine or No 2167
Wells York Aldine No 3 or No 496 [5043]

This cut is the Hamilton cut.

In American Wood Type Kelly stated that he believed this design to have originated as a wood type in America.

The Aldine that was shown in the Hamilton & Katz 1884 Specimens of Holly Wood Type matches the Page cut. The 1886 Hamilton & Baker Specimens of Holly Wood Type showed a new unique cut (the Hamilton cut) using the existing catalog number.

simple specimen of Aldine 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
    3
  • F
    3
  • G
    2
  • H
    3
  • I
    2
  • J
    3
  • K
    1
  • L
    2
  • M
    33
  • N
    3
  • O
    3
  • P
    3
  • Q
    2
  • R
    2
  • S
    4
  • T
    1
  • U
    2
  • V
    4
  • W
    3
  • X
    2
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    2
  • a
    -
  • b
    -
  • c
    -
  • d
    -
  • e
    -
  • f
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  • u
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  • v
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  • w
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  • 0
    3
  • 1
    2
  • 2
    1
  • 3
    1
  • 4
    1
  • 5
    -
  • 6
    1
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    1
  • 9
    1
  • &
    2
  • $
    -
  • !
    3
  • Open Apos/Comma
    -
  • Close Apos
    -
  • Period
    -
  • 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 Aldine type

The Chicago Specimen,vol. 4, no. 2 (1870); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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

Aldine, page 265, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)