Antique Condensed

4 Line

Box 027

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase & Lowercase

  • This type measures 4 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Page & Co., Greenville, Ct. which was used by Page and Basset between 1857–1859.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by Edwin Allen in George Nesbitt’s 1838 First Premium Wood Types Cut by Machinery.
  • This cut of Antique Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 246 and in the folio on page 46.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Allen Antique Condensed
Bill, Stark Antique Condensed
Cooley Antique Condensed
Hamilton No 172
Knox Antique Condensed
Leavenworth Antique Condensed
Morgans & Wilcox Antique Condensed [3008]
Page Antique Condensed [4172]
Tubbs Antique Condensed or No 2043
Wells Antique Condensed [5009]

This is the Page cut.

simple specimen of Antique Condensed wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    -
  • B
    1
  • C
    1
  • D
    1
  • E
    2
  • F
    1
  • G
    2
  • H
    -
  • I
    2
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    1
  • M
    -
  • N
    2
  • O
    2
  • P
    -
  • Q
    -
  • R
    2
  • S
    2
  • T
    -
  • U
    -
  • V
    2
  • W
    1
  • X
    -
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • a
    2
  • b
    2
  • c
    2
  • d
    1
  • e
    2
  • f
    1
  • g
    -
  • h
    2
  • i
    -
  • j
    -
  • k
    -
  • l
    1
  • m
    -
  • n
    2
  • o
    -
  • p
    2
  • q
    1
  • r
    2
  • s
    3
  • t
    2
  • u
    1
  • v
    1
  • w
    1
  • x
    1
  • y
    -
  • z
    1
  • 0
    -
  • 1
    -
  • 2
    -
  • 3
    -
  • 4
    -
  • 5
    -
  • 6
    -
  • 7
    -
  • 8
    -
  • 9
    -
  • &
    1
  • $
    -
  • !
    1
  • Open Apos/Comma
    -
  • Close Apos
    -
  • Period
    -
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    -
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Antique Condensed type

First Premium Wood Types, Cut by Machinery (1838); Book Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.