Antique Tuscan X Condensed

14 Line

Box 102

Antique | Tuscan | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 10 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 Darius Wells and E.R. Webb in their 1854 Specimens of
    Wood Type.
  • Antique Tuscan Extra Condensed was not shown in American Wood Type, but this cut was shown in the folio on page 36.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Cooley Antique Tuscan X Condensed
Hamilton Antique Tuscan X Condensed or No 161
Knox Extra Cond. Antique Tuscan
Morgans & Wilcox Antique Tuscan X Condensed [3203]
National Printers’ Materials Antique Tuscan X Condensed
Page Antique Tuscan X Condensed [4161]
Tubbs Ant. Tuscan X Cond. or No 2073
Wells Ant. Tuscan X Cond. or No 564 [5198]

This is the Hamilton cut.

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

Character Quantities

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

Specimens of Wood Type, Manufactured by Wells & Webb (1854); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

An ornament resembling wheat sits atop. An antique typeface sits below. Printed in black on white paper.

From American Wood Types 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1964), Kelly’s original folio of type specimens. Page 36 features French Clarendon No. 2 (8 line) and Antique Tuscan X Condensed (10 line)