Antique X Condensed No. 3

24 Line

Box 028

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase, Lowercase & Figures

  • This type measures 24 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Page W. T. Co. which was used by Page between 1876–1891.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1872 Specimens of Wood Type. It was first listed for sale by Page in his 1870 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Antique Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 247 but not in the folio.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Morgans & Wilcox Antique X Condensed No 3 [3005]
National Printers’ Materials Antique X Condensed No 3
Page Antique X Condensed No 3 [255]
Tubbs Antique X Condensed No 3 or No 2049
Wells Antique X Condensed No 3 [5006]

This is the Page cut.

simple specimen of Antique X Condensed No. 3 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab
simple specimen of Antique X Condensed No. 3 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab
simple specimen of Antique X Condensed No. 3 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Antique X Condensed No. 3 type

Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co., Greenville,Conn. (1872); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library

Antique X Condensed No. 3 specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Antique X Condensed No.3, page 247, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, two page print with condensed jumpy black letters and a fold out page covered in green prints of the grainy back of wood type blocks

From RRK Folio Revisited
Grace Harter, class of 2022
Folio Residency Session 1
2022

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, two page print with condensed jumpy black letters and a fold out page covered in green prints of the grainy back of wood type blocks

From RRK Folio Revisited
Grace Harter, class of 2022
Folio Residency Session 1
2022