type founder
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of type founder
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Franklin had Didot, the master type founder, come to Passy to teach Ben how "to cast printing types."
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.
Abel Buell of Connecticut, silver-smith, type founder and engraver. © 20Dec26; A967023.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1954 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Abel Buell of Connecticut, silver-smith, type founder and engraver.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1954 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
He has been printer, reporter, editor, publisher and type founder.
From Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul by Moore, Frank
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