Large Antique 25 Line 4.16" Gothic Xxx Condensed Letterpress Wood Type 124 Piece

US $100

Sutton, Massachusetts, United States
May 28th

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Large Rare Early Antique 4.16" 25-Line 300-Point Gothic XXX Treble Extra Condensed Letterpress Wood Type, Large Beautiful Set Of 124 Pieces, 1860s To Early 1900s, Unmarked Sans Serif Lineal Display Typeface, Full Uppercase Cap & Numbers Set, Some Punctuation, Special Characters, End Cut, 25 Pica 3 5/32" Font, cf. Page Gothic XXX Condensed, Hamilton No. 97, Morgans & Wilcox Gothic XXX Condensed Zoom In Or Click On Pictures And Please Read Our Detailed Item Description Below, This Is One Of Many Awesome Antique Sets Of Wood Type From The Great Collection We Currently Have Listed, Mostly 19th Century, The Earliest Going Back To The Pre-Civil War Period, Some Ultra Rare: Heber Wells, William Hamilton Page (Including First Greenville Mark From 1857-1859), William T. Morgans & H.K. Wilcox, James Edward Hamilton, More, Please View Our Other Auctions Here, Combine Items To Save On Shipping This auction is for a beautiful antique set of 25-line 4.16" letterpress wood type. There are a total of 124 pieces: a complete uppercase letter set, a complete number set, and some punctuation/special characters. The set is unmarked and we could not identify the manufacturer, but our research leads us to believe the typeface could be classified as Gothic Treble Extra Condensed. We believe it can be compared to several typefaces found in early wood type catalogs: the Wm. H. Page & Co. Gothic Treble Extra Condensed Class C wood type found on p. 25 of the 1878 specimen book “Specimens of Wood Type Manufactured by the Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co.”; the Hamilton No. 97 Class L Gothic found on p. 51 of the 1899-1900 specimen book “Hamilton’s Wood Type Catalogue No. 14”; or the Morgans & Wilcox Gothic XXX Condensed Class L found on p. 12 of the 1890 “Condensed Specimen Book of Wood Type Manufactured by Morgans & Wilcox Man’f’g Co.” One of the differences we noticed between our specimen and the ones noted above is the angle and transition of the spine as seen with the letter S (the catalog specimens all have smoother curves while this one has a more angular transition. Also, the letter R in each of the catalog specimens has a slight curve at the foot of the leg, whereas the leg of the R in this set is straight. It is a sans serif typeface that we believe dates between the 1860s and the early 1900s based on the other type specimens it was found with (see our other listings to view the entire collection and the original type cabinet in which this set was housed). We welcome any information that might help us to definitively identify the maker. As would be expected, the set overall exhibits wear appropriate with its age with individual pieces varying in condition, and some or all of them having some or all of the following: general wear, chips, scratches, nicks, dents, gouges, edge wear, dirty and/or stained areas, marks, discoloration, vestigial ink, adhered paper remnants on reverse, etc. (see pictures). We are unsure as to what type of wood the set is made from. The set weighs roughly 9 lbs 12 oz. This 124-piece antique set of 25-line 4.16" Gothic Treble Extra Condensed letterpress wood type is sure to be a nice addition to your collection. We do our best to properly describe an item, but please take a close look at the dozen pictures to assess condition (mouse over to zoom, click to enlarge). This is one of many great items we currently have listed, including many more awesome sets of rare antique letterpress wood type: Heber Wells, William Page & Company, Morgans & Wilcox, Hamilton, more. View our other auctions here. If you have any questions, please contact us prior to bidding. Serious bidders only please. Buyer pays all shipping costs. Combine purchases to save on shipping. If you win more than one item, BEFORE PAYING please let us know that you are done shopping so that we can send you a combined invoice with an updated discounted shipping price (or just give us a bit of time to repackage your items and we’ll send a new invoice). International bidders please note that if USPS First-Class Mail International is being offered as a shipping option for this item, the package cannot be insured (USPS Priority Mail International will be fully insured). We use the United States Postal Service for all of our shipping. Local pickup can be arranged. Bid with confidence. We always do our best to satisfy our customers and work hard to offer excellent service. We encourage you to contact us if you have any problems with our products or services. In the unlikely case your item arrives damaged, please be sure to retain any and all packing material as we may need it to resolve a potential insurance claim. Your feedback is very important to us, and we welcome any comments or suggestions you might have to help us improve our service.