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American Type Founders (or: ATF)

In 1892, twenty-three type foundries joined together to compete with the new typesetting machine, the Linotype [and later, the Monotype], to form ATF, which consolidated its type manufacturing facilities in a new plant in Jersey City in 1903. They were the dominant foundry in America until 1933, when ATF went bankrupt. Its collection remains intact at the American Type Founders Company Library&Museum at Columbia University in New York. The Smithsonian possesses most of the original type drawings and many of the matrices, and a number of other institutions and private individuals own matrices. Interestingly, despite the bankruptcy, it continued in operation until 1993, when the Elizabeth, NJ plant was finally liquidated. It was Kingsley's bankruptcy in 1993 that forced the final closure of ATF. In the early part of the 20th century, ATF was the dominant American foundry.

Their specimen books are classics:

MyFonts link.

A brief history of ATF by Carol Van Houten. Reference books.

View the digital typefaces that are based (fully, or in part) on ATF's typefaces. See also here, here, and here.

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file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Banquet


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Black Condensed No3


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Bradley


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 De Vinne Extra Condensed


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 De Vinne Shaded


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Eastman


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 French Clarendon


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Gothic Condensed No6


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Isabella


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Law Italic


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Outing


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Philadelphia Lining Gothic


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Quaint Roamn


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Ramona


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Skeleton Antique No2


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Skeleton Antique No2


file name: A T F Pacific Blue Book 1896 Type Writer


file name: A T F American Line Type Book 1906







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