William Caslon III

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William Caslon III British typefounder in London, 1754-1833. Son of William Caslon II, grandson of William Caslon I. He co-owned the Chiswell Street family firm from the death of his father in 1778 until 1792, when he sold his share in the foundry to his mother and his sister-in-law, the widow of his brother Henry. In the same year he purchased the Salisbury Square foundry of Joseph Jackson (apprentice to his grandfather and rival to his father), who had recently died, and called the foundry Caslon&Son. In 1807, this business was passed on to his son William Caslon IV who in turn sold up in 1819 to Blake, Garnett&Co. (later Stephenson Blake). Author of A specimen of printing types (1785, Galabin and Baker, London) and A specimen of cast ornaments (1795, C. Whittingham, London). Images from A specimen of printing types (1785): a crown, Double Pica Greek, English Arabic, English Italic, Five Line Pica Ships, Long Primer Roman No 1, Pica Black No. 2, Pica Coptic, Pica Ethiopic, Two Line Double Pica, Two Line Great Primer, Two Line Long Primer.	EXTERNAL LINKS William Caslon III [Designer info] MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS History of type ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿ Books on type design ⦿ African fonts ⦿ Dingbats (original) ⦿ Typefaces and type design for Arabic ⦿ Greek/Coptic ⦿ Caslon ⦿