Western Type Foundry
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2010) |
| Company type | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Industry | Saint Louis, Missouri, United States |
Key people | Robert Wiebking |
Western Type Foundry was founded in 1901 to compete with the conglomerate and near-monopoly,
Artcraft, and Advertisers Gothic, a re-cutting of Caslon, and the original matrices for Bruce Rogers's deservedly famous Centaur typeface. The foundry was closed in 1919, transferring all of its equipment and holdings to Barnhart Brothers & Spindler in 1919.[1]
Over its lifetime, the foundry issued four specimen books, in 1906, 1909, 1912 and 1917.
The Western Type Foundry is not to be confused with the Great Western Type Foundry which later became Barnhart Brothers & Spindler.
References
- ISBN 0-87923-332-X, pp. 68-70.