Gothic Tuscan No. 5

15 Line

Box 154

Gothic | Tuscan | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 15 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped The Hamilton Mfg. Co, Chicago & Two Rivers which was used by Hamilton between 1889–1891.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by J.E. Hamilton in his 1889 Specimens of Wood Type and Borders.
  • This cut of Gothic Tuscan No 5 was not shown in American Wood Type, but was shown in the folio on
    page 17.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Gothic Tuscan No 5 or No 121

This is the Hamilton cut.

This design seems to have only been cut by Hamilton.

simple specimen of Gothic Tuscan No. 5 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
    3
  • F
    1
  • G
    2
  • H
    2
  • I
    3
  • J
    1
  • K
    2
  • L
    4
  • M
    2
  • N
    3
  • O
    7
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    2
  • S
    4
  • T
    3
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • 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
    4
  • 1
    4
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    2
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    3
  • Close Apos
    1
  • Period
    2
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • 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 Gothic Tuscan No. 5 type

Specimens of Wood Type and Borders … Manufactured by The Hamilton Mfg.Co., Two Rivers, Wis. (1889); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

A gothic style typeface and an antique style typeface printed in black, with red framing ornaments sandwiched between the two printed in red on white paper

From American Wood Types 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1964), Kelly’s original folio of type specimens. Page 17 features Gothic Tuscan No.5  (15 line), and Norwich Aldine (5 line)