Gothic Special
5 Line
Box 106
Gothic | Lineal | Uppercase, Lowercase & 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 in his 1906 Specimens of Wood Type.
- This cut of Gothic Special was shown in American Wood Type on page 303 and in the folio on page 47.
Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Gothic Special or No 6026
Tubbs No 2068
This is the Hamilton cut.
Hamilton and Tubbs seem to be the only manufacturers to have made a Gothic Light Face Triple Condensed. Many competitors made Gothic Light Face Double Condensed or a heavier weight Gothic Triple Condensed.
Character Quantities
- A3
- B2
- C2
- D2
- E4
- F3
- G3
- H3
- I7
- J2
- K2
- L4
- M3
- N4
- O5
- P4
- Q2
- R4
- S4
- T3
- U4
- V2
- W3
- X2
- Y3
- Z2
- a3
- b2
- c3
- d2
- e4
- f3
- g2
- h3
- i5
- j2
- k2
- l3
- m2
- n2
- o3
- p4
- q2
- r3
- s3
- t4
- u3
- v1
- w3
- x2
- y2
- z2
- 01
- 12
- 22
- 32
- 42
- 52
- 62
- 72
- 82
- 92
- &2
- $1
- !1
- Open Apos/Comma-
- Close Apos-
- Period-
- Question Mark1
- Colon-
- Semi-Colon-
- Dash-
- Ligature-
- Other%