Columbian
8 Line
Box 057
Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase
- This type measures 8 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp.
- This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.
- This cut of Columbian was shown in American Wood Type on page 268 and in the folio on page 53.
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 Page cut.
- Columbian: 6 Line, #055
- Columbian: 6 Line, #056
- Columbian: 8 Line, #057
Character Quantities
- A3
- B3
- C3
- D3
- E4
- F3
- G3
- H3
- I3
- J3
- K2
- L5
- M3
- N4
- O4
- P3
- Q1
- R4
- S5
- T4
- U2
- V3
- W3
- X1
- Y1
- Z2
- 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-
- &2
- $-
- !-
- Open Apos/Comma-
- Close Apos-
- Period-
- Question Mark-
- Colon-
- Semi-Colon-
- Dash-
- Ligature-
- Other-