Antique Tuscan XX Condensed

10 Line

Box 103

Antique | Tuscan | Uppercase

  • 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 William H. Page in his 1859 Specimens of Wood Type.
  • This cut of Antique Tuscan Double Extra Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 282 and in the folio on page 71.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Cooley Antique Tuscan XX Condensed
Page Antique Tuscan XX Condensed [6220]
Wells Antique Extra Condensed No 4 or No 560 [5192]

This is the Page cut.

While this design of Antique Tuscan Double Extra Condensed had a concave baseline and cap height, a simple variation of a flattened baseline and cap height was prevalent among wood type manufacturers.

These included:
Hamilton’s 1889 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed No 1 or No 162
Morgans & Wilcox’s 1884 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed [3202]
National Printers’ Materials 1887 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed
Page’s 1865 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed No 1 [4162]
Tubbs’ 1883 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed or No 2074
Wells’ 1877 Antique Tuscan XX Condensed [5193]

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

Character Quantities

  • A
    1
  • B
    3
  • C
    1
  • D
    1
  • E
    4
  • F
    2
  • G
    1
  • H
    4
  • I
    3
  • J
    1
  • K
    2
  • L
    4
  • M
    3
  • N
    1
  • O
    3
  • P
    3
  • Q
    -
  • R
    4
  • S
    3
  • T
    3
  • U
    3
  • V
    2
  • W
    3
  • X
    2
  • Y
    1
  • Z
    2
  • a
    -
  • b
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  • 0
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  • 1
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  • 9
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  • &
    2
  • $
    -
  • !
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  • Open Apos/Comma
    -
  • Close Apos
    -
  • Period
    -
  • 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, Rules, Border, &c. Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. Greenville, Conn. (1859); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Antique Tuscan XX Condensed specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Antique Tuscan XX Condensed, page 282, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)

letterpress print wood type specimen from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, uppercase letters printed in a single layer using black ink

From RRK Folio Revisited
Jude Swagel, class of 2028
Folio Residency Session 4
2025