Caslon

20 Line

Box 002

Roman | Old Style | Uppercase, Lowercase & Figures

  • This type measures 20 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.

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

Character Quantities

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

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

Caslon, page 238, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

letterpress print wood type specimen from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, lowercase and uppercase letters printed in two overlapping layers using black and blue ink

From RRK Folio Revisited
Henry Smith, lab/project manager
Folio Residency Session 3
2024