A Treasury of Wood Type Online
H, F & J walk us through Unicorn Graphics(!) newly launched Wood Type Museum highlighting type by Hamilton Manufacturing Co, Vanderburgh and Page.
It’s harder to find Page or Vanderburgh type these days (or possibly these manufacturers didn’t label the type – look on the side of the A’s), but you do come across Hamilton cuts often enough.
In addition to being beautifully designed/cut faces, they are impeccably made from good materials (aged, treated end-grain boxwood, cherry, mahogany, or maple). When you buy wood type, you end up paying a premium for Hamilton fonts. I’ve bought and printed with lots of type over the last few years and Hamilton wood type is usually worth the price (though wood type is typically always vastly over-priced on ebay).
