Comments on: Outlined W http://end-grain.net/?p=1084 A wood Type and Letterpress blog Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bethany http://end-grain.net/?p=1084&cpage=1#comment-228 Bethany Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:11:53 +0000 http://end-grain.net/?p=1084#comment-228 Thanks for the analysis, Mr. Shields. I looked through my type this weekend to see if I have the solid blocks that accompanied the outlined faces, but the only solid Cheltenham I have is slightly less condensed. Perhaps this Extra condensed. Were outlined styles used exclusively for chromatic prints, or were they used on their own in some instances? Thanks for the analysis, Mr. Shields. I looked through my type this weekend to see if I have the solid blocks that accompanied the outlined faces, but the only solid Cheltenham I have is slightly less condensed. Perhaps this Extra condensed. Were outlined styles used exclusively for chromatic prints, or were they used on their own in some instances?

]]> By: David Shields http://end-grain.net/?p=1084&cpage=1#comment-225 David Shields Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:50:11 +0000 http://end-grain.net/?p=1084#comment-225 Pretty sure this is Poster Cheltenham Bold Condensed Outline (Hamilton No 746) or Poster Cheltenham Bold Extra Condensed Outline (Hamilton No 744). Hamilton first started showing Cheltenham and Cheltenham Bold (licensed from ATF) in the teens. Hamilton expanded the series to include a range of condensed and condensed outlined styles in the early 1920s. The solid & outline styles were used together for 2 color chromatic printing. A few of Hamilton's early 20th c. competitors (Empire Type Foundry, Eastern Brass & Wood Type and American Wood Type Mfg Co.) also all showed a regular and condensed Cheltenham, but no indication that they also carried outline styles. Pretty sure this is Poster Cheltenham Bold Condensed Outline (Hamilton No 746) or Poster Cheltenham Bold Extra Condensed Outline (Hamilton No 744). Hamilton first started showing Cheltenham and Cheltenham Bold (licensed from ATF) in the teens. Hamilton expanded the series to include a range of condensed and condensed outlined styles in the early 1920s. The solid & outline styles were used together for 2 color chromatic printing.

A few of Hamilton’s early 20th c. competitors (Empire Type Foundry, Eastern Brass & Wood Type and American Wood Type Mfg Co.) also all showed a regular and condensed Cheltenham, but no indication that they also carried outline styles.

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