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American Type Founders (ATF) Co. was a business trust created in 1892 by the merger of 23 type foundries, representing about 85 percent of all type manufactured in the United States at the time. The new company, consisting of a consolidation of firms from throughout the United States, was incorporated in New Jersey .
- 1993; 30 years ago
- Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
- February 8, 1892; 131 years ago
- Type foundry
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A legacy of typographic innovation, quality, and creativity. American Type Founders was formed in 1892 as a consolidation of 23 of the most prominent independent type foundries 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 ...
The American Type Founders Collection builds on the ATF legacy of originality, creativity, and innovation, introducing new interpretations of classic ATF typefaces. Fonts in the ATF Collection are developed with the needs of contemporary type users in mind.
The American Type Founders Collection builds on the ATF legacy of originality, creativity, and innovation, introducing new digital interpretations of classic ATF typefaces. Fonts in the ATF Collection are developed with the needs of contemporary type users in mind.
American Type Founders. Early History Through 1906. This is a summary history of the evolution of the American Type Founders Company from the point of its incorporation in 1892 through the completion of its consolidation into a single manufacturing plant in Jersey City, NJ in 1906.
Dec 15, 2010 · This company was founded in 1892 (as American Type Founders Co.) with the merger of twenty-three type foundries. By the 1920s they were the dominant force in the typesetting industry, offering everything from fonts to entire printing plants. Industry changes and the Great Depression led to ATF declaring bankruptcy in 1933.
American Type Founders (ATF) Co. was a business trust created in 1892 by the merger of 23 type foundries, representing about 85 percent of all type manufactured in the United States at the time. The new company, consisting of a consolidation of firms from throughout the United States, was incorporated in New Jersey.
