Antique Light Face Extended

8 Line

Box 017

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase

  • This type measures 8 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 his 1859 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Antique Light Face Extended was shown in American Wood Type on page 251 and in the folio on page 24.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Cooley Antique Light Face Extended
Hamilton Antique Light Face Extended or No 42
Morgans & Wilcox Antique Light Face Extended
Page Antique Light Face Extended [4042]
Wells Antique Light Face Extended

This is the Hamilton cut.

simple specimen of Antique Light Face Extended wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

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Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Antique Light Face Extended type

Specimens of Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. Greenville, Conn. (1859); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Antique Light Face Extended specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Antique Light Face Extended, page 251, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)