Large Antique 6 Line 1" Hamilton De Vinne Condensed Letterpress Wood Type 239 Pc

US $340

Sutton, Massachusetts, United States
May 28th

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Rare Early Antique 1" 6-Line 72-Point Hamilton No. 634 De Vinne Condensed Letterpress Wood Type, Class O, Very Large Beautiful Set Of 239 Pieces, Late 1800s To Early 1900s, Serif Roman Display Typeface, Full Uppercase Cap, Lowercase And Numbers Set, Some Punctuation & Special Characters, End Cut, 6 Pica 1" Font, Hamilton Manufacturing Company, Two Rivers, Wisconsin Zoom In Or Click On Pictures And Please Read Our Detailed Item Description Below, This Is One Of Many Awesome Antique Sets Of Wood Type From The Great Collection We Currently Have Listed, Mostly 19th Century, The Earliest Going Back To The Pre-Civil War Period, Some Ultra Rare: Heber Wells, William Hamilton Page (Including First Greenville Mark From 1857-1859), William T. Morgans & H.K. Wilcox, James Edward Hamilton, More, Please View Our Other Auctions Here, Combine Items To Save On Shipping This auction is for a large beautiful antique set of 6-line 1" letterpress wood type. There are a total of 239 pieces: a complete uppercase letter set, a complete lowercase letter set, a complete number set, and some punctuation/special characters. The A’s are marked HAMILTON. TWO RIVERS. WIS. We believe this to be a rare set of Hamilton No. 634 De Vinne Condensed Class O wood type as found on p. 80 of the 1899-1900 specimen book “Hamilton’s Wood Type Catalogue No. 14.” It is a serif typeface that we believe dates back to the late 1800s to early 1900s based on when the font was introduced and on the other early type specimens it was found with (see our other listings to view the entire collection and the original type cabinet in which this set was housed). De Vinne was designed by Gustav Schroeder in 1890 and is described in the Hamilton catalog as follows: This Series in Metal Type is well known as “DE VINNE.” Made in wood by permission of the Central Type Foundry of St. Louis, Mo. As would be expected, the set overall exhibits wear appropriate with its age with individual pieces varying in condition, and some or all of them having some or all of the following: general wear, chips, scratches, nicks, dents, gouges, edge wear, dirty and/or stained areas, marks, discoloration, vestigial ink, adhered paper remnants on reverse, etc. (see pictures). One of thw letters “W” also has a large missing piece of wood from the side area. Three of the letter “R” have broken and missing leg areas. We are unsure as to what type of wood the set is made from. The set weighs roughly 3 lbs 10 oz. This 239-piece antique set of 6-line 1" Hamilton No. 634 De Vinne Condensed Class O letterpress wood type is sure to be a nice addition to your collection. We do our best to properly describe an item, but please take a close look at the dozen pictures to assess condition (mouse over to zoom, click to enlarge). This is one of many great items we currently have listed, including many more awesome sets of rare antique letterpress wood type: Heber Wells, William Page & Company, Morgans & Wilcox, Hamilton, more. View our other auctions here. If you have any questions, please contact us prior to bidding. Serious bidders only please. Buyer pays all shipping costs. Combine purchases to save on shipping. If you win more than one item, BEFORE PAYING please let us know that you are done shopping so that we can send you a combined invoice with an updated discounted shipping price (or just give us a bit of time to repackage your items and we’ll send a new invoice). International bidders please note that if USPS First-Class Mail International is being offered as a shipping option for this item, the package cannot be insured (USPS Priority Mail International will be fully insured). We use the United States Postal Service for all of our shipping. Local pickup can be arranged. Bid with confidence. We always do our best to satisfy our customers and work hard to offer excellent service. We encourage you to contact us if you have any problems with our products or services. In the unlikely case your item arrives damaged, please be sure to retain any and all packing material as we may need it to resolve a potential insurance claim. Your feedback is very important to us, and we welcome any comments or suggestions you might have to help us improve our service.