No. 133

• This type measures 24 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 1882 Specimens of Wood Type and Borders.
• This cut of No 133 was not shown in American Wood Type, but was shown in the folio on page 34.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Gothic Condensed No 6 or No 205
Morgans & Wilcox Gothic No 2
National Printers’ Materials Block Gothic
Page No 133 [4205]
Tubbs Ancient Gothic or No 2057
Wells Gothic Condensed Light Face No 2 [5080]

This is the Page cut.

Leavenworth showed an un-condensed version named Gothic No 2 in his 1837 Leavenworth’s Patent Wood Type.

Kelly noted that while Leavenworth first showed the angled corner style in 1837 it did not gain wide popularity until the 1870s.