Antique Condensed

4 Line

Box 027

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase & Lowercase

  • This type measures 4 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Page & Co., Greenville, Ct. which was used by Page and Basset between 1857–1859.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by Edwin Allen in George Nesbitt’s 1838 First Premium Wood Types Cut by Machinery.
  • This cut of Antique Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 246 and in the folio on page 46.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Allen Antique Condensed
Bill, Stark Antique Condensed
Cooley Antique Condensed
Hamilton No 172
Knox Antique Condensed
Leavenworth Antique Condensed
Morgans & Wilcox Antique Condensed [3008]
Page Antique Condensed [4172]
Tubbs Antique Condensed or No 2043
Wells Antique Condensed [5009]

This is the Page cut.

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

Character Quantities

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

First Premium Wood Types, Cut by Machinery (1838); Book Arts Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

letterpress print wood type specimen from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, uppercase letters and numbers printed in two layers using black and green ink

From RRK Folio Revisited
Juliana Flores, class of 2027
Folio Residency Session 4
2025