John Baine

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John Baine Scottish type founder from Edinburgh who was active during the second half of the 17th century. He started out in St. Andrews in 1742 in partnership with Alexander Wilson when thwey co-founded the Wilson Foundry there, but moved in 1744 to Glasgow and in 1749 to London (when his partnership with Wilson ended) and in 1768 to Edinburgh. In 1787, he published "A Specimen of Printing Types, By John Baine&Grandson in Co", and emigrated to Philadelphia, where he set up a foundry. The elder Baine died in 1790, and his grandson continued until 1799, when he sold the equipment to Binny&Ronaldson for $300.	EXTERNAL LINKS John Baine MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type in Scotland ⦿ History of type ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type scene in Pennsylvania ⦿ Type scene in New York ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿

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