Tuscan Italian

15 Line

Box 150

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 first shown as wood type by Horatio & Jerimiah Bill in their 1853 Specimens of Machinery Cut Wood Type.
  • This cut of Tuscan Italian was shown in American Wood Type on page 320 and in the folio on page 76.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Bill, Stark Extra Condensed Tuscan No 2
Cooley Tuscan Italian
Hamilton Tuscan Italian or No 66
Morgans & Wilcox Tuscan Italian [3223]
National Printers’ Materials Tuscan Italian
Page Tuscan Italian [4066]
Tubbs Tuscan Italian or No 2091
Wells Tuscan Italian [5230]

This is the Page cut.

In American Wood Type Kelly attributed the first showing to William H. Page in 1859 Specimens of Wood Type.

Additional Specimens & Other Content

simple specimen of Tuscan Italian wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab
simple specimen of Tuscan Italian 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
    3
  • G
    3
  • H
    3
  • I
    5
  • J
    3
  • K
    2
  • L
    6
  • M
    3
  • N
    4
  • O
    6
  • P
    3
  • Q
    2
  • R
    5
  • S
    6
  • T
    5
  • U
    4
  • V
    3
  • W
    3
  • X
    3
  • Y
    3
  • Z
    2
  • a
    3
  • b
    3
  • c
    2
  • 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
    4
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    2
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    2
  • &
    2
  • $
    2
  • !
    3
  • Open Apos/Comma
    4
  • Close Apos
    1
  • Period
    4
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    1
  • Semi-Colon
    2
  • Dash
    -
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -
antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Tuscan Italian 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.

Tuscan Italian specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Tuscan Italian, page 320, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)