Grecian X Condensed

19.5 Line

Box 040

Antique | Egyptian | Uppercase

  • This type measures 19½ line in size and appears to have been cut by hand. The type block does not have a manufacturer’s stamp.
  • This particular cut was modeled on a face shown as wood type by Darius Wells and E.R. Webb in L. Johnson’s 1846 Specimen of Wood Letter.
  • This cut of Grecian Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 273 and in the folio on page 79.

Kelly noted that this cutting came from a country newspaper office in central Nebraska (noted as western Nebraska in folio notes). The owner remembered his father telling of purchasing the type from salvage of a well established South Dakota newspaper shop that burned in 1885. Type appears to have been entirely cut by hand. Also note odd sizing.

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    4
  • B
    2
  • C
    3
  • D
    3
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    3
  • H
    3
  • I
    1
  • J
    2
  • K
    2
  • L
    3
  • M
    3
  • N
    2
  • O
    4
  • P
    3
  • Q
    2
  • R
    3
  • S
    4
  • T
    3
  • U
    1
  • V
    2
  • W
    2
  • X
    2
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    2
  • a
    -
  • b
    -
  • c
    -
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    -
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  • t
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  • u
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  • v
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  • x
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  • 0
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  • 1
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  • 6
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  • 9
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  • &
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  • $
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  • !
    1
  • Open Apos/Comma
    -
  • Close Apos
    -
  • Period
    2
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

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