Antique Tuscan No. 9

20 Line

Box 146

Gothic | Tuscan | Uppercase

  • This type measures 20 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 No 9 was shown in American Wood Type on page 315 and in the folio on page 85.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Antique Tuscan No 9 or No 17
Page Antique Tuscan No 9 [4017]
Tubbs No 2173
Wells Gothic Tuscan X Condensed No 1 or No 636 [5088]

This is most similar to the Wells cut.

simple specimen of Antique Tuscan No. 9 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    4
  • B
    3
  • C
    4
  • D
    4
  • E
    4
  • F
    3
  • G
    3
  • H
    4
  • I
    6
  • J
    3
  • K
    2
  • L
    5
  • M
    4
  • N
    5
  • O
    5
  • P
    3
  • Q
    2
  • R
    5
  • S
    5
  • T
    5
  • U
    4
  • V
    3
  • W
    3
  • X
    2
  • Y
    3
  • Z
    2
  • 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
    -
  • 1
    -
  • 2
    -
  • 3
    -
  • 4
    -
  • 5
    -
  • 6
    -
  • 7
    -
  • 8
    -
  • 9
    -
  • &
    2
  • $
    -
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    2
  • Close Apos
    2
  • Period
    5
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    2
  • Semi-Colon
    2
  • Dash
    2
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Antique Tuscan No. 9 type

Specimens of Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &c. Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. Greenville, Conn. (1859); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

letterpress print specimen of wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection Folio Revisited, narrow black letters in a newspaper-like layout with callout frame corners printed in yellow

From RRK Folio Revisited
Juleanna Culilap, class of 2023
Folio Residency Session 1
2022