Gothic Tuscan No. 5

15 Line

Box 154

Gothic | Tuscan | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 15 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 first shown as wood type by J.E. Hamilton in his 1889 Specimens of Wood Type and Borders.
  • This cut of Gothic Tuscan No 5 was not shown in American Wood Type, but was shown in the folio on page 17.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Gothic Tuscan No 5 or No 121

This is the Hamilton cut.

This design seems to have only been cut by Hamilton.

simple specimen of Gothic Tuscan No. 5 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
    3
  • F
    1
  • G
    2
  • H
    2
  • I
    3
  • J
    1
  • K
    2
  • L
    4
  • M
    2
  • N
    3
  • O
    7
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    2
  • 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
    4
  • 1
    4
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    2
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    3
  • Close Apos
    1
  • Period
    2
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • 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 Gothic Tuscan No. 5 type

Specimens of Wood Type and Borders … Manufactured by The Hamilton Mfg.Co., Two Rivers, Wis. (1889); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.