Antique Tuscan X Condensed

This type measures 10 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp.

This face was first shown as wood type by Darius Wells and E.R. Webb in their 1854 Specimens of Wood Type. 

Antique Tuscan Extra Condensed was not shown in  American Wood Type, but this cut was shown in the folio on page 36.

Type name used by manufacturer:

Cooley Antique Tuscan X Condensed

Hamilton Antique Tuscan X Condensed or  No 161

Knox Extra Cond. Antique Tuscan

Morgans & Wilcox Antique Tuscan X Condensed  [3203]

National Printers’ Materials Antique Tuscan X Condensed

Page Antique Tuscan X Condensed  [4161]

Tubbs Ant. Tuscan X Cond. or No 2073

Wells  Ant. Tuscan X Cond. or  No 564  [5198]

This is the Hamilton cut.