Gothic Tuscan Condensed No 1

12 Line

Box 139

Gothic | Tuscan | Uppercase

  • This type measures 12 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Hamilton, Two Rivers, Wis. which was used by Hamilton between 1891–1950s.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by Horatio & Jerimiah Bill in their 1853 Specimens of Machinery Cut Wood Type.
  • This cut of Gothic Tuscan Condensed No 1 was shown in American Wood Type on page 311 and in the folio on page 11.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Gothic Tuscan Condensed No 1 or No 16
Knox Concave Gothic
Wells Gothic Tuscan Condensed No 1 [5094]

This is the Hamilton cut.

simple specimen of Gothic Tuscan Condensed No. 1 wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Gothic Tuscan Condensed No. 1 type

Specimens of Wood Type, Manufactured by D. Knox & Co., Fredericksburg, Ohio (1858); John M. Wing Foundation, Newberry Library, Chicago

Gothic Tuscan Condensed No. 1 specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Gothic Tuscan Condensed No. 1, page 311, 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, lowercase and uppercase letters, framed by ornaments printed in a single layer using black ink

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