French Clarendon Condensed

This type measures 12 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp.

This face was shown as wood type by J.E. Hamilton and William Baker in their 1886 Specimens of Holly Wood Type.

French Clarendon Condensed was not shown in either  American Wood Type  or the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:

Hamilton French Clarendon Condensed or  No 95

Tubbs French Clarendon Condensed or  No 2249

This is most like the Hamilton cut.

Hamilton and Tubbs were the only manufacturers to cut French Clarendon Condensed that was this heavy or expanded, all other manufacturers of “French Clarendon Condensed” produced designs that were much lighter and much more condensed than the cut shown here.