No. 226 Outline

10 Line

Box 166

Script | Brush | Uppercase & Lowercase

  • This type measures 10 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block does not have a manufacturers stamp.
  • A solid version of this face was shown as wood type by William H. Page as early as 1890.
  • This cut of No 226 Outline was not shown in either American Wood Type or the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Page No 226 [226]

A wood version of a foundry type named Quill Pen found in Caslon’s Circular in 1889. Morgans & Wilcox, in 1890, showed a heavier weight solid version of a face similar to this named Caslon, to which Hamilton assigned the number 3197 after acquisition in 1899.

simple specimen of No. 226 Outline wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab
simple specimen of No. 226 Outline wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring No. 226 Outline type

Specimens of Wood Type and Borders (1891); Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum.

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, black hollow brush script letters layered on top of orange border pieces and a dove image

From RRK Folio Revisited
Gabi Williams, class of 2023
Folio Residency Session 1
2022

From RRK Folio Revisited
Gabi Williams, class of 2023
Folio Residency Session 1
2022