No. 142

12 Line

Box 128

Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase

  • This type measures 12 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 1882 Specimens of Wood Type and Borders.
  • No 142 was shown in American Wood Type on page 323. This cut was not shown in the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Morgans & Wilcox Beveled [3219]
Page No 142 [278]
Tubbs No 2179

This is the Page cut.

simple specimen of No. 142 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

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Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring No. 142 type

Specimens of Wood Type and Borders, Manufactured by The Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co., Norwich, Conn. (1882); Book Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

No. 142 specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

No. 142, page 323, 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, rows of large yellow type filling up whole page layered under black rows of type of three different sizes in alphabetical order so it creates a wave-like visual

From RRK Folio Revisited
Madison Tran, class of 2025
Folio Residency Session 3
2024