Streamer No. 138

18 Line

Box 152

Gothic | Tuscan | Uppercase

  • This type measures 18 line in size and was produced with the veneer method. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp, though was most likely cut by Hamilton.
  • This face was shown as wood type by J.E. Hamilton and William Baker in their 1886 Specimens of Holly Wood Type.
  • This cut of Streamer No 138 was not shown in either American Wood Type or the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Streamer No 138

This is the Hamilton cut.

This reverse streamer cut of Tuscan Italian is peculiar to Hamilton.

simple specimen of Streamer No. 138 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab
simple specimen of Streamer No. 138 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    2
  • C
    2
  • D
    2
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    2
  • H
    2
  • I
    4
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    3
  • M
    2
  • N
    2
  • O
    1
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    4
  • T
    3
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • 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
    -
  • 1
    -
  • 2
    -
  • 3
    -
  • 4
    -
  • 5
    -
  • 6
    -
  • 7
    -
  • 8
    -
  • 9
    -
  • &
    1
  • $
    -
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    3
  • Close Apos
    2
  • Period
    3
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    Spaces - 10

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Streamer No. 138 type

Specimens of Holly Wood Type Manufactured by Hamilton & Katz, Two Rivers, Wis. (1884); John M. Wing Foundation, Newberry Library, Chicago.

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, black and yellow letters layered on top each other with the word ghost! called out twice in yellow

From RRK Folio Revisited
Veda Rallabandi, class of 2027
Folio Residency Session 2
2023