Antique Light Face Ext Reversed

4 Line

Box 018

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 4 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 shown as wood type by J.E. Hamilton and William Baker in their 1887 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Antique Light Face Extended Reversed was not shown in either American Wood Type or the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Antique Light Face Extended Reversed [133]

This is the Hamilton cut.

It is unlikely that this face was only produced by Hamilton, as all manufacturers offered a reverse version of their types, but the Hamilton and Baker catalog of 1887 was the first to show a specimen of this type.

simple specimen of Antique Light Face Extended Reversed wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

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  • O
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  • P
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    1
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    3
  • S
    4
  • T
    3
  • U
    2
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    2
  • W
    2
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    1
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    2
  • Z
    1
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    3
  • Close Apos
    2
  • Period
    2
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    1
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
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Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Antique Light Face Extended Reversed type

Specimens of Holly Wood Type Manufactured by Hamilton & Baker, Two Rivers, Wis. (1886); John M. Wing Foundation, Newberry Library, Chicago.