Antique Tuscan Extended

6 Line

Box 095

Antique | Tuscan | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 6 line in size and was produced with the veneer method. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp, but does have a paper label that indicates that Hamilton produced this cut in 1881.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1865 specimen book.
  • This cut of Antique Tuscan Expanded was shown in American Wood Type on page 279 and in the folio on page 51.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Antique Tuscan Expanded or No 14
Morgans & Wilcox Antique Tuscan Extended
National Printers’ Materials Antique Tuscan Expanded
Page Antique Tuscan Expanded [4015]
Tubbs Antique Tuscan Expanded or No 2062
Wells Antique Tuscan Expanded or No 343 [5199]

This is the Hamilton cut.

In American Wood Type Kelly mis-labeled Antique Tuscan Expanded as Antique Tuscan Extended.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    4
  • C
    2
  • D
    2
  • E
    3
  • F
    3
  • G
    3
  • H
    4
  • I
    5
  • J
    4
  • K
    2
  • L
    6
  • M
    4
  • N
    5
  • O
    5
  • P
    3
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    7
  • T
    3
  • U
    5
  • V
    3
  • W
    6
  • 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
    2
  • 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
    2
  • Period
    4
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Wood Type, Wood Ornaments, Flourishes, Dashes, Silhouettes, Catchwords, Corners, Fractions, Calendars and Borders Manufactured by The Hamilton Mfg. Co. (1906); Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum.

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

Antique Tuscan Expanded, page 279, 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, very expanded black and green letters with the green letters in the shape of a heart and word crush and the black letter surrounding them

From RRK Folio Revisited
Gianina Faelnar, class of 2027
Folio Residency Session 3
2024