Gothic Condensed Outlined

11 Line

Box 110

Gothic | Lineal | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 11 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 L. Johnson’s 1844 Specimen of Printing Types.
  • This cut of Gothic Condensed Outlined was shown in American Wood Type on page 302 and in the folio on page 84.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Bill, Stark Gothic Condensed Open
Hamilton No 216
Knox Condensed Open Gothic
Wells Gothic Condensed Open

This cut has not yet been matched to a manufacturer.

Kelly noted that this design was first shown in George Bruce’s specimen of 1837, but is unclear if that sample was for foundry or wood type.

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

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Gothic Condensed Outline type

Specimen of Wood Type, “Cut by Machinery” by Wells & Webb (1849); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Gothic Condensed Outline specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Gothic Condensed Outline, page 302, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, yellow and black letters at an angle with the words ready, set, go! and crown and index wood cut images

From RRK Folio Revisited
Ava Darvish, class of 2024
Folio Residency Session 2
2023