Tuscan Egyptian

10 Line

Box 087

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase, Lowercase & Figures

  • This type measures 10 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 Alexander Vanderburgh and Heber Wells in their 1877 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Tuscan Egyptian was shown in American Wood Type on page 293 and in the folio on page 41.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton No 59
Wells Tuscan Egyptian or No 553 [5520]

This is the Hamilton cut.

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Vanderburgh, Wells & Co’s Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. (1877); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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

Tuscan Egyptian, page 293, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)