Latin Extended

5 Line

Box 044

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase & Figures

  • 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 J.E. Hamilton and Max Katz in their 1884 Specimens of Holly Wood Type.
  • This cut of Latin Extended was shown in American Wood Type on page 284 and in the folio on page 24.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Latin Extended or No 96
Morgans & Wilcox Latin Extended [3127]

This is the Hamilton cut.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    2
  • C
    3
  • D
    3
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    4
  • H
    2
  • I
    6
  • J
    3
  • K
    2
  • L
    2
  • M
    2
  • N
    3
  • O
    4
  • P
    4
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    6
  • T
    4
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    3
  • Y
    3
  • Z
    2
  • 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
    3
  • 1
    2
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    3
  • $
    2
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    2
  • Close Apos
    3
  • Period
    3
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    2
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Holly Wood Type Manufactured by Hamilton & Baker, Two Rivers, Wis. (1886); John M. Wing Foundation, Newberry Library, Chicago.

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

From RRK Folio Revisited
Karlee Williams, class of 2026
Folio Residency Session 4
2025

Two antique typefaces and a bee ornament, printed in black ink on white paper.

From American Wood Types 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1964), Kelly’s original folio of type specimens. Page 24 features Latin Extended (5 line) and Antique Light Face Extended (8 line)