The Cincinnati Type Foundry was a
manufacturer
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of
typefaces
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There are thousands o ...
,
matrices
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and other type-related equipment in
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
, established in 1826
["O. & H. Wells bought the establishment ..." ("Cincinnati Type Foundry," Ohio State Journal And Columbus Gazette; Date: 07-06-1826")] by John P. Foote and Oliver Wells. In 1892 it was merged into
American Type Founders
American Type Founders (ATF) Co. was a business trust created in 1892 by the merger of 23 type foundries, representing about 85% of all type manufactured in the United States. De Vinne, Theodore Low, ''The Practice of Typography,'' Century Comp ...
.
References
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
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The seventeenth book of specimens from the Cincinnati Type Foundry 1888
External links
* Smithsonian
Cincinnati Type Foundry Army Press first manufactured in 1862
Images
Image:1882 Cincinnati Type Foundry specimen book detail p148.png, Pages from Cincinnati Type Foundry's specimen book, 1882
Image:1882 Cincinnati Type Foundry specimen book detail p86.png, Pages from Cincinnati Type Foundry's specimen book, 1882
Image:1882 Cincinnati Type Foundry specimen book detail p83.png, Pages from Cincinnati Type Foundry's specimen book, 1882
Letterpress font foundries of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Cincinnati
Defunct companies based in Cincinnati
Manufacturing companies established in 1826
1826 establishments in Ohio
American companies established in 1826
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