Gothic Tuscan No. 5 Reversed
10 Line
Box 120
Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase & Figures
- This type measures 10 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 Charles Tubbs in his 1879 American Wood Type Co catalog.
- This cut of Gothic Tuscan No 5 Reversed was not shown in either American Wood Type or the folio.
Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton No 136
Tubbs Gothic Tuscan No 5 Reversed or No 2131
This cut is the Hamilton cut.
Positive version of this face is called No 72 by Hamilton, Phanitalian Condensed No 1 by Heber Wells [5091].
Character Quantities
- A1
- B1
- C1
- D1
- E3
- F1
- G1
- H1
- I3
- J1
- K-
- L3
- M1
- N2
- O6
- P-
- Q-
- R2
- S3
- T2
- U2
- V1
- W1
- X-
- Y1
- Z-
- 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-
- 12
- 21
- 31
- 41
- 51
- 61
- 71
- 81
- 9-
- &-
- $1
- !2
- Open Apos/Comma3
- Close Apos2
- Period3
- Question Mark-
- Colon1
- Semi-Colon1
- Dash1
- Ligature-
- Other-
Additional Specimens & Other Content
Specimens of Holly Wood Type Manufactured by Hamilton & Katz, Two Rivers, Wis. (1884); John M. Wing Foundation, Newberry Library, Chicago
From RRK Folio Revisited
Vianey Trejo, class of 2025
Folio Residency Session 3
2024