Grafotechna (Grafotechna n. p., Závod 5, Výroba písma, mosazných linek a matric) was a Czechoslovak type foundry, created in 1951. It ceased to exist after 1990. It was the only manufacturer of
metal types in the former
Czechoslovakia.
Among other things, it manufactured fonts designed by Czech type designers
Oldřich Menhart and
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Typefaces
These foundry types were produced by Grafotechna:
[Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. ''The Encyclopedia of Type Faces.'' Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, , p. 2408-249]
External links
"Manuscript" font by Oldřich Menhart, 1946. Released in Czechoslovakia by GrafotechnaCzechoslovak TypographyHistory of Grafotechna (in Czech)
References
Letterpress font foundries
Cold type foundries
Metal companies of the Czech Republic
Manufacturing companies of Czechoslovakia
Manufacturing companies based in Prague
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