Antique XXX Condensed

12 Line

Box 032

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase & Figures

  • 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 first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1859 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Antique XXX Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 249 and in the folio on page 71.

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 is the Page cut.

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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