Celtic Chromatic

• This type measures 10 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 William H. Page in his July, 1879 Page’s Wood Type Album.
• Caslon was shown in American Wood Type on page 238, but was not shown in the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
AWT/Mandel Caslon
Hamilton Special or No 6065
Morgans & Wilcox Old Style No 1 [3150]
Page No 119 [282]
Tubbs Old Style No 1 or No 2096

This is the Hamilton cut.

This type measures 34 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. Neither of the type blocks have a manufacturer’s stamp.

This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.

Celtic was not shown chromatically in American Wood Type but was shown in the folio on page 74 spelling out “Rob Roy” in two colors on the top of specimen sheet.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Page Chromatic Celtic Ornamented

This cut is the Page cut.

This design was first shown chromatically (2 colors) on the cover of Page’s 1870 Specimens of Wood Type. It was also shown in Page’s 1874 Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type and Borders in two colors and was marked “Patented March 15, 1870.” When the two blocks were used together the resulting lock-up was named Chromatic Celtic Ornamented. Page also offered a Celtic Ornamented, first shown as wood type in 1870 as well, to be used as a one color version of this two part design.

There is no indication in the specimen book record that Hamilton offered Celtic as a two-color chromatic design.