Egyptian No. 2

6 Line

Box 033

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 Egyptian No. 2 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Egyptian No. 2 type

Specimens of Vanderburgh, Wells & Co’s Wood Type, Borders, Rules, & c.(1872); TypTS 870.72.865, Houghton Library, Harvard University

Egyptian No. 2 specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Egyptian No.2, page 253, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)