Antique Tuscan XX Condensed

10 Line

Box 103

Antique | Tuscan | Uppercase

  • 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 William H. Page in his 1859 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Antique Tuscan Double Extra Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 282 and in the folio on page 71.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Cooley Antique Tuscan XX Condensed
Page Antique Tuscan XX Condensed [6220]
Wells Antique Extra Condensed No 4 or No 560 [5192]

This is the Page cut.

While this design of Antique Tuscan Double Extra Condensed had a concave baseline and cap height, a simple variation of a flattened baseline and cap height was prevalent among wood type manufacturers.

These included:
Hamilton’s 1889 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed No 1 or No 162
Morgans & Wilcox’s 1884 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed [3202]
National Printers’ Materials 1887 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed
Page’s 1865 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed No 1 [4162]
Tubbs’ 1883 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed or No 2074
Wells’ 1877 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed [5193]

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

Character Quantities

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

Antique Tuscan XX Condensed specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Antique Tuscan XX Condensed, page 282, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)