William Caslon and Son
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- Its A specimen of printing types ... 1764:t.p. (W. Caslon and Son, letter founders, in London)
- Ball, J. William Caslon, 1973:p. 457 ([in 1742] William Caslon took his son William Caslon II into partnership and the firm became "William Caslon & Son")
- Mosley, J. British type specimens before 1831, 1984:p. 25-27 and index (Caslon foundry estab. by William Caslon I (1692-1766), traditionally in 1720; prospectuses issued under his name ca. 1730 to ca. 1742; prospectuses were issued by William Caslon and Son, 1746 to 1764 with usage: William Caslon and Son, or W. Caslon and Son; by William Caslon II (1720-1728), 1766 to 1770; by William Caslon II and Son, ca. 1774-78, with usage: W. Caslon and Son; the firm was continued by William Caslon III and subsequently under various names until 1936)
Wikipedia description:
The Caslon type foundry was a type foundry in London which cast and sold metal type. It was founded by the punchcutter and typefounder William Caslon I, probably in 1720. For most of its history it was based at Chiswell Street, Islington, was the oldest type foundry in London, and the most prestigious. In the nineteenth century, the company established a division selling printing equipment. This section of the company continues to operate as of 2021, and is now branded Caslon Ltd. and based in St. Albans. The type foundry section of the company was bought by Stephenson Blake in 1937. From 1793 to 1819 a separate Caslon foundry was operated by William Caslon III and then his son William Caslon IV, who split off from the family business. This was also bought by a predecessor company of Stephenson Blake.
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