Gothic Tuscan X Condensed

8 Line

Box 140

Gothic | Tuscan | Uppercase & Figures

  • This type measures 8 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 Horatio & Jerimiah Bill in their 1853 Specimens of Machinery Cut Wood Type.
  • This cut of Gothic Tuscan X Condensed was shown in American Wood Type on page 312 and in the folio on page 48.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Bill, Stark Tuscan X Condensed
Cooley Gothic Tuscan X Condensed
Morgans & Wilcox Gothic Tuscan X Condensed [3087]
National Printers’ Materials Gothic Tuscan X Condensed
Page Gothic Tuscan X Condensed [272]
Tubbs Gothic Tuscan X Condensed or No 2135
Wells Gothic Tuscan Condensed No 1 or No 640 [5092]

This is the Page cut.

Kelly stated that this design was first listed in 1865 by William Page.

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

Character Quantities

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

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Gothic Tuscan X Condensed type

Specimens of Machinery Cut Wood Type, Manufactured by Bill, Stark & Co, Willimantic, Conn. (1853); ATF Library Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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

Gothic Tuscan X Condensed, page 312, 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 and numbers printed in a single layer using black ink

From RRK Folio Revisited
Lauren Baronoskie, class of 2026
Folio Residency Session 4