Cincinnati Type Foundry
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Type | Defunct |
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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. pp. 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, OL 7180968M
- The seventeenth book of specimens from the Cincinnati Type Foundry. 1888
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