Antique Tuscan X Condensed

14 Line

Box 102

Antique | Tuscan | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 10 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 Darius Wells and E.R. Webb in their 1854 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • Antique Tuscan Extra Condensed was not shown in American Wood Type, but this cut was shown in the folio on page 36.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Cooley Antique Tuscan X Condensed
Hamilton Antique Tuscan X Condensed or No 161
Knox Extra Cond. Antique Tuscan
Morgans & Wilcox Antique Tuscan X Condensed [3203]
National Printers’ Materials Antique Tuscan X Condensed
Page Antique Tuscan X Condensed [4161]
Tubbs Ant. Tuscan X Cond. or No 2073
Wells Ant. Tuscan X Cond. or No 564 [5198]

This is the Hamilton cut.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    2
  • C
    2
  • D
    2
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    2
  • H
    2
  • I
    3
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    3
  • M
    2
  • N
    2
  • O
    4
  • P
    1
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    4
  • T
    3
  • U
    2
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • 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
  • &
    1
  • $
    2
  • !
    1
  • Open Apos/Comma
    3
  • Close Apos
    2
  • Period
    3
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Wood Type, Manufactured by Wells & Webb (1854); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.