type foundry
- a word derived from type founder.
Example Sentences
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In 1952, after graduating from the School of Applied Arts in Zurich, Mr. Frutiger moved to Paris, where he was a designer with the type foundry Deberny & Peignot, eventually becoming its artistic director.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2015
Last week it was worth watching once more; the front page looked like the result of an explosion in a type foundry.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first foundry for casting type for printers was set up in 1769, and only last year Benjamin Franklin brought back from France enough equipment for a complete type foundry along modern French lines.
From Time Magazine Archive
In September, 1827, a type foundry was offered for sale, after having failed, and Balzac, in conjunction with Barbier and the assignee Laurent, bought it for the sum of thirty-six thousand francs.
From Honore de Balzac by Cooper, Frederic Taber
From there he went to learn a trade in the type foundry in Great Thames Street.
From Life of Father Hecker by Elliott, Walter
