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Type and Presses in America / A Brief Historical Sketch of the Development of Type Casting and Press Building in the United States

Chapter 1: TYPE AND PRESSES IN AMERICA A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE CASTING AND PRESS BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES
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The work traces the origins and growth of type founding and press manufacture in the United States, beginning with imported types and early local efforts by figures such as Christopher Sauer and Abel Buel, and sketches the gradual shift from European dependence to American mechanical innovation. It surveys the establishment of domestic foundries, the invention and refinement of composing and type-casting machines, the role of electrotyping, and the development of printing presses, while noting stylistic continuities with European type designs and the increasing originality and independence of American printers and manufacturers.

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Title: Type and Presses in America

Author: Frederick W. Hamilton

Release date: February 17, 2022 [eBook #67428]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: United Typothetae of America, 1918

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TYPOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERIES FOR APPRENTICES—PART VIII, NO. 55

TYPE AND PRESSES IN AMERICA
A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE CASTING AND PRESS BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES

BY
FREDERICK W. HAMILTON, LL.D.
EDUCATION DIRECTOR
UNITED TYPOTHETAE OF AMERICA
PUBLISHED BY THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
UNITED TYPOTHETAE OF AMERICA
1918
Copyright, 1918
United Typothetae of America
Chicago, Ill.
Composition and electrotypes contributed by
Poole Bros.
Chicago