Artistic
5 Line
Box 122
Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase, Lowercase & Figures
- This type measures 5 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 J.E. Hamilton in his 1889 Specimens of Wood Type and Borders.
- This cut of Artistic was not shown in either American Wood Type or the folio.
Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Artistic or No 202
Morgans & Wilcox Artistic [3095]
Tubbs No 2168
Wells Artistic or No 676 [5102]
This cut is the Hamilton cut.
Hamilton also showed a sample of this design later in 1889 as an advertisement in the November, 1889 issue of the Inland Printer.
- Artistic: 5 Line, #122
- Artistic: 8 Line, #123
Character Quantities
- A5
- B3
- C4
- D4
- E5
- F1
- G3
- H4
- I4
- J4
- K2
- L6
- M4
- N5
- O4
- P2
- Q2
- R4
- S6
- T3
- U4
- V3
- W3
- X2
- Y3
- Z2
- a5
- b3
- c4
- d4
- e5
- f1
- g3
- h4
- i4
- j4
- k2
- l6
- m4
- n5
- o4
- p2
- q2
- r4
- s6
- t3
- u4
- v3
- w3
- x2
- y3
- z2
- 05
- 12
- 22
- 32
- 42
- 52
- 62
- 72
- 82
- 92
- &1
- $1
- !1
- Open Apos/Comma2
- Close Apos-
- Period-
- Question Mark-
- Colon-
- Semi-Colon-
- Dash1
- Ligature-
- Other-