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
    -
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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
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  • 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)