Comments on: At The Caslon Letter Foundry

By: Paul Subhan

Paul Subhan — Sun, 03 May 2020 14:38:13 +0000

We have had a Caslon Letterpress cabinet in our Birmingham based factory
and we are looking to sell it. Please contact us if you have any interest.

By: Ian Barnes

Ian Barnes — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 19:38:46 +0000

Sorting through a box of books bought at a local auction i have come across a booklet entitled”Memories of India”,by Elizabeth Caslon,with a hand-written dedication to a Colonel somebody,printed by Geo.Jones at “The sign of the Dolphin”.Any information would be appreciated,thanks

By: J. Stafford-Baker

J. Stafford-Baker — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:54:33 +0000

Fascinating stuff, but I think you would have had to go to the Adobe factory to get packets of fonts, Caslon and the others of course, sold packets of founts.

The one for baptizing babies, the other of course was the fount of all knowledge.

Nevertheless many thanks for these delights.

By: Nicholas Birchall

Nicholas Birchall — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:03:34 +0000

That is history!! Thank you for all that work. I will link the blog to my own small effort on traditional type! So few people appreciate the, skill, time, effort and knowledge that was employed in designing and casting a fount!

By: Sheila Ernest

Sheila Ernest — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 19:22:47 +0000

Astonishing! Thank you for posting!

By: Javier García del Olmo

Javier García del Olmo — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:28:19 +0000

Mi más rendida admiración por este “monumento tipográfico” que representa la fundición Caslon. Las fotografías son magníficas y ayudan a preservar la memoria de la imprenta de la era del plomo. A mi me han conmovido y emocionado. Muchas gracias por compartirlas en la red.

By: Kalle Pihlajasaari

Kalle Pihlajasaari — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:58:56 +0000

Good photo collection, and with photgraphy so young as well at that point operations much older are only remembered in paintings and prints.

This was the IT industry of the day and was a key trade in any larger city or civilised outpost. The social reformaion of Europe staarted with literacy brought on by affordable reading material.

While Gutenberg may not have been the first or only printer the western alphabet and moveable type certainly made the faster spread of knowledge a reality.

While only recently involved with Letterpress I have a soft spot for old machines and some of the machines from this era are still in opertion and way past the 12 month guarantee we feel happy to receive from a modern manufacturer. Work conditions then were harsh but modern society has overshot with a the need for speed and regulation that will cause heartache for humanity before a balance is found.

By: graham bignell

graham bignell — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:04:13 +0000

Really amazing photo’s and we are so close to to what was the heart of letterpress type manufacture and printing. It brings to life some of the comments from some of the fabulous printers that I have bought type from about their early days in the trade.

By: Thomas Gravemaker

Thomas Gravemaker — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:36:54 +0000

M. Gerstenberg in Darmstadt, Germany, still casts type. Visiting the Plantin-Moretus museum is a fantastic experience, but visiting Gerstenberg’s type foundry is something one will never forget. Blei bleibt!

By: Lars Schwarz

Lars Schwarz — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:10:10 +0000

Thanks for sharing!