Norwich Aldine

5 Line

Box 072

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 5 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped The Hamilton Mfg. Co, Chicago & Two Rivers which was used by Hamilton between 1889–1891.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1872 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Norwich Aldine was shown in American Wood Type on page 261 and in the folio on page 17.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Norwich Aldine or No 116
Page Norwich Aldine [4116]
Tubbs Windham Aldine
Wells York Aldine or No 490 [5044]

This cut is the Hamilton cut.

This type measures 5 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped The Hamilton Mfg. Co, Chicago & Two Rivers which was used by Hamilton between 1889–1891.

This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1872 Specimens of Wood Type.

This cut of Norwich Aldine was shown in American Wood Type on page 261 and in the folio on page 17.

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

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Norwich Aldine 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.

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

Norwich Aldine, page 261, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, green bull smashing into black letters causing some to fly around and disrupt the composition

From RRK Folio Revisited
Kenny Ly, class of 2025
Folio Residency Session 2
2023