First shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1882 Specimens of Wood Type and Borders. Also cut by Hamilton (as Gothic Condensed No 6 or No 205), Morgans & Wilcox (as Gothic No 2 [3080], National Printers’ Materials (as Block Gothic), Page (as No 133 [4205]), Tubbs (as Ancient Gothic or No 2057), Wells (as Gothic Condensed Light Face No 2 [5080]). Leavenworth showed an un-condensed version named Gothic No 2 in his 1837 Leavenworth’s Patent Wood Type [RRK].

Not to be confused with Ancient Gothic (Keystone, 1891).

Provided the inspiration to ABC Bingo.