Gothic Tuscan X Condensed

8 Line

Box 140

Gothic | Tuscan | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 8 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 Horatio & Jerimiah Bill in their 1853 Specimens of Machinery Cut Wood Type.
  • This cut of Gothic Tuscan X Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 312 and in the folio on page 48.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Bill, Stark Tuscan X Condensed
Cooley Gothic Tuscan X Condensed
Morgans & Wilcox Gothic Tuscan X Condensed [3087]
National Printers’ Materials Gothic Tuscan X Condensed
Page Gothic Tuscan X Condensed [272]
Tubbs Gothic Tuscan X Condensed or No 2135
Wells Gothic Tuscan Condensed No 1 or No 640 [5092]

This is the Page cut.

Kelly stated that this design was first listed in 1865 by William Page.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    5
  • B
    3
  • C
    4
  • D
    4
  • E
    6
  • F
    2
  • G
    3
  • H
    4
  • I
    6
  • J
    3
  • K
    2
  • L
    6
  • M
    4
  • N
    3
  • O
    6
  • P
    2
  • Q
    2
  • R
    5
  • S
    6
  • T
    5
  • U
    3
  • V
    3
  • W
    3
  • X
    2
  • 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
    3
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    2
  • $
    2
  • !
    3
  • Open Apos/Comma
    -
  • Close Apos
    1
  • Period
    4
  • Question Mark
    1
  • Colon
    1
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Machinery Cut Wood Type, Manufactured by Bill, Stark & Co, Willimantic, Conn. (1853); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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

Gothic Tuscan X Condensed, page 312, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)