Clarendon No. 1

5 Line

Box 063

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase

  • This type measures 5 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 James Conner’s Sons Typographic Messenger, Vol.2 No.3 (March, 1867).
  • Clarendon No 1 was shown in American Wood Type on page 257. This cut was shown in the folio on page 47.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Clarendon No 1 or No 154
Morgans & Wilcox Clarendon No 1 [3035]
National Printers’ Materials Clarendon No 1
Page Clarendon No 1 [4154]
Tubbs Clarendon No 1 or No 2020
Wells Clarendon No 1 or No 431 [5031]

This is the Hamilton cut.

This type measures 5 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 James Conner’s Sons Typographic Messenger, Vol.2 No.3 (March, 1867).

Clarendon No 1 was shown in American Wood Type on page 257. This cut was shown in the folio on page 47.

simple specimen of Clarendon No. 1 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Clarendon No. 1 type

Typographic Messenger, vol. 2, no. 3 (1867); Graphic Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Clarendon No.1 specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Clarendon No.1, page 257, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)