Cincinnati Type Foundry
| Defunct | |
| Founded | Cincinnati, Ohio, 1826 |
| Defunct | Merged into A.T.F., 1892 |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Key people | John P. Foote, Oliver Wells, founders, Henry Barth, president |
The Cincinnati Type Foundry was a manufacturer of typefaces, matrices and other type-related equipment in Cincinnati, Ohio, established in 1826[1] by John P. Foote and Oliver Wells. In 1892 it was merged into American Type Founders.[2]
References
- ↑ "O. & H. Wells bought the establishment ..." ("Cincinnati Type Foundry," Ohio State Journal And Columbus Gazette; Date: 07-06-1826")
- ↑ Cornell, Alice M. (2001). Art as Image: Prints and Promotion in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ohio University Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-8214-1335-X.
Further reading
- Specimen of modern and light face printing types and ornaments, cast at the Cincinnati Type Foundery. 1834
- Cincinnati Type Foundry Co's specimen and price-list. 1870
- Thomas Lynch (1872), The printer's manual: a practical guide for compositors and pressmen, Cincinnati: Cincinnati Type-Foundry
- Cincinnati Type Foundry (1882), Fifteenth book of specimens, Cincinnati, Ohio: The Foundry
- The seventeenth book of specimens from the Cincinnati Type Foundry. 1888
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- Smithsonian. Cincinnati Type Foundry Army Press, first manufactured in 1862
Images
Pages from Cincinnati Type Foundry's specimen book, 1882
Pages from Cincinnati Type Foundry's specimen book, 1882
Pages from Cincinnati Type Foundry's specimen book, 1882
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