Columbian

6 Line

Box 055

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase

  • This type measures 6 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped American Wood Type Co, it is as yet unclear who used this stamp or when it was in use.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • Columbian was shown in American Wood Type on page 268. This cut was not shown in the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Columbian or No 155
Morgans & Wilcox Columbian [3048]
National Printers’ Materials Columbian
Page Columbian [4155]
Tubbs Columbian
Wells Columbian or No 450 [5047]

This cut is the Tubbs cut.

simple specimen of Columbian wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    2
  • C
    1
  • D
    1
  • E
    3
  • F
    1
  • G
    1
  • H
    2
  • I
    4
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    2
  • M
    1
  • N
    2
  • O
    2
  • P
    1
  • Q
    1
  • R
    2
  • S
    3
  • T
    2
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • a
    -
  • b
    -
  • c
    -
  • d
    -
  • e
    -
  • f
    -
  • g
    -
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  • i
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  • r
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  • s
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  • t
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  • u
    -
  • v
    -
  • w
    -
  • x
    -
  • y
    -
  • z
    -
  • 0
    -
  • 1
    -
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  • 3
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  • 5
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  • 6
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  • 8
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  • 9
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  • &
    -
  • $
    -
  • !
    -
  • Open Apos/Comma
    2
  • Close Apos
    1
  • Period
    5
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    -
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Columbian type

Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. Greenville, Conn. (1872); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Columbian specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Columbian, page 268, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

letterpress print wood type specimen from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, uppercase letters, 2 manicules, and numbers printed in a single layer using black ink

From RRK Folio Revisited
Juliana Flores, class of 2027
Folio Residency Session 4
2025