Egyptian Condensed

6 Line

Box 074

Antique | Clarendon | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 6 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 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • Egyptian Condensed was not shown in American Wood Type, but this cut was shown in the folio on page 86.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Egyptian Condensed or No 91
Morgans & Wilcox Egyptian Condensed [3050]
National Printers’ Materials Egyptian Condensed
Page Egyptian Condensed
Tubbs Egyptian Condensed
Wells Egyptian Condensed No 1 or No 484 [5050]

This cut is the Page cut.

This type measures 6 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 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.

Egyptian Condensed was not shown in American Wood Type, but this cut was shown in the folio on page 86.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    3
  • C
    3
  • D
    3
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    3
  • H
    3
  • I
    3
  • J
    3
  • K
    2
  • L
    3
  • M
    3
  • N
    3
  • O
    3
  • P
    3
  • Q
    2
  • R
    4
  • S
    3
  • T
    2
  • U
    1
  • V
    1
  • W
    1
  • X
    2
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • a
    4
  • b
    3
  • c
    2
  • d
    3
  • e
    3
  • f
    3
  • g
    2
  • h
    3
  • i
    2
  • j
    2
  • k
    2
  • l
    5
  • m
    2
  • n
    4
  • o
    3
  • p
    3
  • q
    2
  • r
    2
  • s
    5
  • t
    4
  • u
    2
  • v
    2
  • w
    3
  • x
    2
  • y
    3
  • z
    2
  • 0
    3
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    2
  • 3
    2
  • 4
    1
  • 5
    1
  • 6
    1
  • 7
    1
  • 8
    2
  • 9
    -
  • &
    1
  • $
    -
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    -
  • Close Apos
    -
  • Period
    -
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    -
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

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

The Chicago Specimen, vol. 4, no. 1 (1870); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, two nested elongated rectangles of black letters going around the perimeter of the shape

From RRK Folio Revisited
Juleanna Culilap, class of 2023
Folio Residency Session 1
2022