Antique XXX Condensed

6 Line

Box 031

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase, Lowercase & Figures

  • This type measures 6 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 William H. Page in his 1859 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • Antique XXX Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 249. This cut was not shown in the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Antique XXX Condensed or No 56
Morgans & Wilcox Antique XXX Condensed [3002]
Page Antique Treble Extra Condensed [4056]
Tubbs Antique XXX Condensed or No 2046
Wells Antique XXX Condensed [5002]

This cut has not yet been matched to a manufacturer.

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

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. Greenville, Conn. (1859); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, small and large black type spread across multiple pages in a rigid interlocking grid

From RRK Folio Revisited
Avery Fox, class of 2025
Folio Residency Session 2
2023

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, small and large black type spread across multiple pages in a rigid interlocking grid

From RRK Folio Revisited
Avery Fox, class of 2025
Folio Residency Session 2
2023

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, small and large black type spread across multiple pages in a rigid interlocking grid

From RRK Folio Revisited
Avery Fox, class of 2025
Folio Residency Session 2
2023