William Leavenworth

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William Leavenworth New York-based inventor (with A.R. Gillmore) of the pantograph, which allowed fast and accurate copying of wood type, in 1834. He enters into a partnership with his father in law, J.M. Debow, to manufacture wood type commercially in Allentown, NJ. Production starts in 1836 under the supervision of E.R. Webb. George Bruce buys out Leavenworth and Debow and sells it to E.R. Webb, who promptly goes into a partnership with Darius Wells in 1839, at which time Wells&Webb was formed. Specimen of Leavenworth's Patent Wood Type Manufactured by J.M. Debow (1840s) is on-line at the NYPL. Digital revivals include Poplar (1990) by Barbara Lind at Adobe, and Gothic Leavenworth (Wooden Type Fonts).	EXTERNAL LINKS MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Wood Type ⦿ Type scene in New York ⦿ Type scene in New Jersey ⦿

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