Gothic Tuscan Condensed Reversed

15 Line

Box 149

Gothic | Tuscan | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 15 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp.
  • This face was shown as wood type by J.E. Hamilton and Max Katz in their 1884 Specimens of Holly Wood Type.
  • This cut of Gothic Tuscan Condensed Reversed was not shown in American Wood Type, but was shown in the folio on page 57.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton No. 84
Morgans & Wilcox Streamer No 4 [3234]
Page Streamer No 67

This is the Hamilton cut.

Page made a positive streamer version, Streamer No 72 [407] as well as a double ruled streamer, Streamer No 77 [392].

simple specimen of Gothic Tuscan Condensed Reversed wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab
simple specimen of Gothic Tuscan Condensed Reversed 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
    4
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    4
  • M
    2
  • N
    2
  • O
    4
  • P
    2
  • 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
    2
  • Close Apos
    2
  • Period
    2
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    1
  • Semi-Colon
    1
  • Dash
    -
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

Specimens of Holly Wood Type Manufactured by Hamilton & Katz, Two Rivers, Wis. (1884); John M. Wing Foundation, Newberry Library, Chicago.