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Foundry type

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Art And Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Bixler Press and Letterfoundry collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CSC-0149
Scope and Contents

The collection contains material created by the Bixler Press and Letterfoundry in Skaneateles, New York. This establishment was started in 1973 by Winifred “Winnie” (Gray) Bixler ’69 (RIT Art and Design), and Michael Bixler ’69 (RIT Printing). It includes printed type specimens and ephemera, typeface drawings and negatives, and typographic realia like metal patterns and matrices.

Dates: 1966-2020
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Joseph Blumenthal collection on Spiral type

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0042
Overview

The collection consists of material used in the creation of Joseph Blumenthal's Spiral type, with related ephemera.

Dates: 1931 - 1940
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Type specimen pamphlet collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0029
Overview

The collection consists of nearly 500 type specimen pamphlets from North American and European type foundries.

Dates: 1930 - 1980
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection