Teutonic

12 Line

Box 121

Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase, Lowercase & Figures

  • This type measures 12 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 William H. Page in James Conner’s Sons Typographic Messenger, Vol.6 No.4 (October, 1871).
  • This cut of Teutonic was shown in American Wood Type on page 331 and in the folio on pages 59 and 60.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Teutonic or No 206
Morgans & Wilcox Teutonic [3090]
Page Teutonic [4206]
Tubbs Teutonic or No 2172

This cut is the Hamilton cut.

In American Wood Type Kelly listed this design as being first shown by Page in 1872.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    2
  • C
    2
  • D
    2
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    2
  • H
    2
  • I
    3
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    4
  • M
    2
  • N
    3
  • O
    4
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    4
  • T
    3
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    1
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • a
    3
  • b
    2
  • c
    2
  • d
    2
  • e
    4
  • f
    2
  • g
    2
  • h
    2
  • i
    3
  • j
    1
  • k
    1
  • l
    4
  • m
    2
  • n
    3
  • o
    2
  • p
    2
  • q
    1
  • r
    3
  • s
    4
  • t
    4
  • u
    2
  • v
    2
  • w
    2
  • x
    1
  • y
    2
  • z
    1
  • 0
    5
  • 1
    2
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    -
  • $
    2
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    3
  • Close Apos
    1
  • Period
    3
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    1
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Typographic Messenger, vol. 6, no. 4 (1871); Graphic Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Teutonic specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Teutonic, page 331, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)