Clarendon Light Face XX Condensed

This type measures 20 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block  is stamped Wm. H. Page & Co.  which was used by Page between 1870–1876.

This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1859 Specimens of Wood Type.

This cut of Clarendon XX Condensed Light Face was shown in  American Wood Type  on page 274 and in the folio on page 54.

Type name used by manufacturer:

Hamilton Clarendon Light Face XX Condensed or  No 150

Morgans & Wilcox Clarendon XX Condensed Light Face [3039]

National Printers’ Materials Clarendon Light Face

Page Clarendon Light Face XX Condensed [4150]

Tubbs Clarendon XX Condensed Light Face or  No 2026

Wells Clarendon XX Condensed Light Face [5035]

This cut is the Page cut.

In American Wood Type Kelly stated that this design was believed to have originated as a wood type in America.