Gothic Tuscan X Condensed

This type measures 8 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 Horatio & Jerimiah Bill in their 1853 Specimens of Machinery Cut Wood Type.

This cut of Gothic Tuscan X Condensed was shown in  American Wood Type  on page 312 and in the folio on page 48.

Type name used by manufacturer:

Bill, Stark  Tuscan X Condensed

Cooley Gothic Tuscan X Condensed

Morgans & Wilcox Gothic Tuscan X Condensed  [3087]

National Printers’ Materials Gothic Tuscan X Condensed

Page Gothic Tuscan X Condensed [272]

Tubbs Gothic Tuscan X Condensed or  No 2135

Wells Gothic Tuscan Condensed No 1 or  No 640  [5092]

This is the Page cut.

Kelly stated that this design was first listed in 1865 by William Page.