American type founders atf 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 atf was the dominant american manufacturer of metal type from its creation in 1892 until at least the 1940s. Morris fuller benton november 30, 1872 june 30, 1948 was an american typeface designer who headed the design department of the american type founders atf, for which he was the chief type designer from 1900 to 1937. American type founders 1923 specimen book and catalog. American type founders 1923 specimen book and catalogue. Specimen book and catalog, american type founders, jersey city, new jersey, 1923, pp.
American type founders was formed in 1892 as a consolidation of 23 of the most prominent independent type foundries in the united states. American type founders catalogs year size inches pagesnotes. Photos of a 1923 american type foundry specimen book. The hplhs has revived many of them from vintage sources, including the 1923 american type founders specimen book and the mergenthaler linotype. American type founders atf 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. American type founders author of specimen book and.
Get the best deals on type specimen book when you shop the largest online selection at. We are happy to announce the release of the first complete electronic issue of the seminal 1923 edition of the american type founders atf specimen book. The university of delaware library special collections has an impressive array of type specimen books that spans over two centuries of printing history and includes more than a hundred individual titles from europe and the united states. Considered by many to be the culmination of specimen printing, it is an important, and massive volume, documenting the culture of printing, advertising, and typography in the early 20th century. Checklist of type specimens san francisco public library. Collection highlights type specimen books in special.
And you can download it for free in fullcolor, highresolution pdfs from sevanti letterpress huge in both scope and size, the book contained over 1100 pages of type specimens and printed in full color. He had a couple of these specimen books, and, as i was a printing management major at the time, i was amazed as the craftsmanship. Find great deals on ebay for american type founders and american type foundry. American type founders is the author of specimen book and catalogue, 1923 5. Every written language has its own unic typography. The new company, consisting of a consolidation of firms from throughout the united states, was incorporated in new jersey. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Thick 4to, blue cloth hardcover with tan buckram spine cloth, titles stamped in black, decorative endpapers, all edges blue. I cannot imagine the amount of time and labor it took to make this book. Atf complete type specimen catalogue with page after page of instructional type layouts, huge cut library, letterpress type equipment, hard cover. American type founders company, central type foundry branch, 1895. Many pages are the same in both, but the 1923 book has important typefaces introduced since 1912.
News gothic is a realist sansserif typeface dated to 1908 designed by morris fuller benton, and released by his employer american type founders atf. Specimens and price list of brass type, borders, ornaments and brass rule for the use of bookbinders, boxmakers and advertising manufacturers. A highquality digitization of the complete 1923 edition of the american type founders atf specimen book. Though fred williams lists this as being introduced in 1925, it was shown in the 1923 catalog. Specimen book and catalogue 1923 american type founders. Specimen book and catalogue 1923 dedicated to the typographic art. Fontshop type specimen catalog 1990 rare typography design.
A classic typographic resource, the 1923 edition of the american type founders specimen book and catalog, has been released for the first time ever in electronic format. American type founders catalog 1923 large specimen book of type. American type founders company 1903 specimen book of type. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Its a place where could be show the real diversity of scripts in the world. Type specimen book and catalogue type specimen book. Phnglui mglwnafh cthulhu rlyeh wgahnagl fhtagn the h. American type founders company, specimen book and catalogue, american type founders company, 1923. Illustrated throughout with color and monochrome type specimens, decorative material, brass rules, printing machinery, etc. Sixty thousand copies of this book were printed entirely from type and brass rules in the specimen printing department of the american type founders company, jersey city, n. American type founders collection the legacy of american. I remembered that there was a discussion about christmas borders and ornaments on the briar press website and.
Specimen book and catalogue 1923 1923 edition open library. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Specimens and price list of brass type borders, ornaments and brass rule. Lovecraft historical society headquartered, naturally, at. The collection has several books from the american type founders atf conglomerate. The american type founders 1923 specimen book and catalogue called the inspiration for this typeface engravers text. News gothic is similar in proportion and structure to franklin gothic, also designed by benton, but lighter. American type founders was born of a merger of 23 type foundries in 1892. The 1923 atf specimen book and catalogue is reborn digital. The 1923 american type founders specimen book and catalog was the last comprehensive specimen book that atf ever issued, and very nearly the last truly large specimen book ever issued by an american foundry. Atf type specimen book and catalogue 1923 briar press. Tan cloth spine, blue cloth covers, edges with graphite.
Both versions of the font include 1252 latin, 1250 ce with localization for romanian and moldovan. There are some projects that need very much to be done. I have been browsing through some public domain texts on and i found this very interesting typography book published by american type foundation in 1923. News gothic, like other benton sans serif typefaces. Atfs 1912 book, and the even more massive 1923 specimen book 1148 pages, were atfs two great catalogues. American type founders catalog 1923 large specimen. In the early 1920s, american type founders had come to dominate the huge metal foundry type market in the united states. Together, these foundries had dominated american typesetting, but they were beginning to feel threatened by the recent invention of two practical systems for automated mechanical typesetting.